Multisite management study of menorrhagia with abnormal laboratory haemostasis: A prospective crossover study of intranasal desmopressin and oral tranexamic acid

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 212-220

  Kouides, Peter A ^a   Byams, Vanessa R ^b   Philipp, Claire S ^c   Stein, Sidney F ^d   Heit, John A ^e   Lukes, Andrea S ^f   Skerrette, Nyasha I ^b   Dowling, Nicole F ^b   Evatt, Bruce L ^b   Miller, Connie H ^b   Owens, Sally ^b   Kulkarni, Roshni ^g  

^a ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intranasal desmopressin; Menorrhagia; Quality of life; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN ACETATE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIPLOPIA; DIZZINESS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEAMINO ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 63149155008     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07610.x     Document Type: Article

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