Tranexamic acid is associated with less blood transfusion in off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-35

  Adler Ma, S C ^a   Brindle, William ^a   Burton, Gillian ^a   Gallacher, Stuart ^a   Hong, Fong Cheng ^a   Manelius, Ilinda ^a   Smith, Andrew ^a   Ho, Weiyang ^a   Alston, R Peter ^a   Bhattacharya, Kausik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CABG; hemostasis; off pump coronary artery bypass; OPCAB; tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OPERATIVE BLOOD SALVAGE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 79251598195     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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