Antifibrinolytic amino acids for upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with acute or chronic liver disease

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2012, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Martí Carvajal, Arturo J ^a   Solà, Ivan ^b   Martí Carvajal, Pedro I ^c  

^a Iberoamerican Cochrane Network   (Venezuela)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE SANT PAU IIB SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c Hospital Manuel Nuñez Tovar   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; AMINO ACID;

ACUTE LIVER DISEASE; ADVERSE EVENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER DISEASE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER;

AMINO ACIDS; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES;

EID: 84873028964     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006007.pub3     Document Type: Review

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