Thromboelastography-based transfusion algorithm reduces blood product use after elective CABG: A prospective randomized study

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 404-410

  Ak, Koray ^a,c   Isbir, Cemil S ^a   Tetik, Sermin ^a   Atalan, Nazan ^b   Tekeli, Atike ^b   Aljodi, Maher ^a   Civelek, Ali ^a   Arsan, Sinan ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Academic Hospital   (Turkey)

^c MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KAOLIN; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ASPIRIN; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 67650711681     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00840.x     Document Type: Article

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