New insights about the use of tranexamic acid in children undergoing cardiac surgery: From pharmacokinetics to pharmacodynamics

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 760-762

  Faraoni, David ^a   Goobie, Susan M ^b  

^a HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EDITORIAL; EUGLOBULIN LYSIS TEST; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMANS; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 84885017495     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: 15267598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182a22278     Document Type: Editorial

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