Comparison of epsilon aminocaproic acid and tranexamic acid in thoracic aortic surgery: Clinical efficacy and safety

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1201-1207

  Makhija, Neeti ^a   Sarupria, Anju ^a   Kumar Choudhary, Shiv ^a   Das, Sambhunath ^a   Lakshmy, Ramakrishnan ^a   Kiran, Usha ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

cardiopulmonary bypass; epsilon aminocaproic acid; postoperative bleeding; postoperative blood loss; thoracic aortic surgery; tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

AMINOCAPROIC ACID; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORACIC AORTA SURGERY;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; EPSILON AMINOCAPROIC ACID; POSTOPERATIVE BLEEDING; POSTOPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; THORACIC AORTIC SURGERY; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; AMINOCAPROIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; SAMPLE SIZE; TRANEXAMIC ACID; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84888297898     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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