Antifibrinolytic agents for reducing blood loss in scoliosis surgery in children

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Tzortzopoulou, Aikaterini ^a   Cepeda, M S ^b   Schumann, R ^b   Carr, D B ^b  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOCAPROIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; APROTININ; PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BLEEDING; CHILD; META ANALYSIS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DATA BASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; KIDNEY FAILURE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 44949248329     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006883     Document Type: Review

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