Does preoperative clopidogrel increase bleeding after coronary bypass surgery?

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-56

  Dasarathan, Charumathi ^a   Vaidyanathan, Karthik ^b   Chandrasekaran, Deepthi ^a   Cherian, Kotturathu Mammen ^a  

^a Dr KM Cherian Heart Foundation   (India)

^b Global Hospitals and Health City   (India)

Author keywords

Blood component transfusion; Clopidogrel substance name ; Coronary artery bypass; Drug administration schedule; Postoperative hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REOPERATION;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TICLOPIDINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79956003730     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: 02184923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0218492310396108     Document Type: Article

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