Tranexamic acid therapy in pediatric cardiac surgery: A single-center study

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1302-1306

  Giordano, Raffaele ^a   Palma, Gaetano ^a   Poli, Vincenzo ^a   Palumbo, Sergio ^a   Russolillo, Veronica ^a   Cioffi, Sabato ^a   Mucerino, Marco ^a   Mannacio, Vito Antonio ^a   Vosa, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTAMINE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ACROCYANOSIS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; ITALY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 84866644223     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.078     Document Type: Article

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