Thromboresistant surfaces with low-dose anticoagulation alleviate clopidogrel-related complications in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 782-788

  Hussaini, Bader E ^a,b,c   Thatte, Hemant S ^a,b,c   Rhodes, Barbara A ^d   Treanor, Patrick R ^a,d   Birjiniuk, Vladimir ^b,c,d  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ACS; acute coronary syndrome; CABG; cardiopulmonary bypass; CI; confidence interval; coronary artery bypass grafting; CPB; FFP; fresh frozen plasma; MI; myocardial infarction; odds ratio; OR; packed red blood cell; pRBC

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THORAX DRAINAGE; THROMBOCYTE STRUCTURE; THROMBORESISTANT SURFACE; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BOSTON; CHEST TUBES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DRAINAGE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOSIS; TICLOPIDINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951769537     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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