A retrospective analysis of blood loss with combined topical and intravenous tranexamic acid after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-22

  Mahaffey, Ryan ^a   Wang, Louie ^a   Hamilton, Andrew ^a   Phelan, Rachel ^a   Arellano, Ramiro ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

blood loss; cardiac surgery; drug administration route; postoperative; topical administration; tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CONSERVATION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHEST TUBE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 84872138142     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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