Role of tranexamic acid in reducing postoperative blood loss and transfusion requirement in patients undergoing hip and femoral surgeries

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-32

  Vijay, Bhavani S ^a   Bedi, Vikram ^b   Mitra, Subhro ^a   Das, Bikramjit ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b RNT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Blood loss; blood transfusion; hip and femoral surgery; tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 84876827699     PISSN: 1658354X     EISSN: 09753125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1658-354X.109803     Document Type: Article

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