The Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Blood Loss During Orthognathic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-133

  Choi, Wing Shan ^a   Irwin, Michael G ^b   Samman, Nabil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MAXILLA; OSTEOTOMY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRANEXAMIC ACID; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349105193     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.08.015     Document Type: Article

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