Tranexamic acid reducing blood transfusion in children undergoing craniosynostosis surgery

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 299-303

  Song, Guodong ^a   Yang, Ping ^b   Zhu, Songsong ^a   Luo, En ^a   Feng, Ge ^a   Hu, Jing ^a   Li, Jihua ^a   Li, Yunfeng ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

blood loss; blood transfusion; Craniosynostosis; tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; TRANEXAMIC ACID; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873281280     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: 15363732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182710232     Document Type: Article

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