Topical hemostatic agents: A systematic review with particular emphasis on endoscopic application in GI bleeding

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 692-700

  Barkun, Alan N ^a,b   Moosavi, Sarvee ^a   Martel, Myriam ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

ABS; Ankaferd BloodStopper; bleeding; GIB

Indexed keywords

ANKAFERD BLOODSTOPPER; ENDOCLOT; HEMOSPRAY; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AORTA BLEEDING; ARTERIAL BLEEDING; BLEEDING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DUODENUM BLEEDING; EPISTAXIS; ESOPHAGUS HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS; HEPARIN INDUCED EPISTAXIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER HEMORRHAGE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER BLEEDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS, ENDOSCOPIC; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; MINERALS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POWDERS;

EID: 84876125124     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.01.020     Document Type: Review

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