The efficacy of ankaferd blood stopper for the management of bleeding following total thyroidectomy

Journal of Investigative Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 205-210

  Guler, Mehmet ^a   Maralcan, Gokturk ^a   Kul, Seval ^a   Baskonus, Ilyas ^a   Yilmaz, Mehmet ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ankaferd blood stopper; bleeding; hemostatic agent; thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ANKAFERD BLOOD STOPPER; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUCTION DRAINAGE; THYROIDECTOMY; TOXIC GOITER;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GOITER, NODULAR; HEMATOMA; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 80052156213     PISSN: 08941939     EISSN: 15210553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08941939.2011.586092     Document Type: Article

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