Comparative evaluation of two doses of tranexamic acid used prophylactically in anemic parturients for lower segment cesarean section: A double-blind randomized case control prospective trial

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 427-431

  Goswami, Upasana ^a   Sarangi, Sushmita ^a   Gupta, Sunali ^a   Babbar, Savita ^a  

^a Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Anemia; blood sparing; lower segment cesarean section; postpartum haemorrhage; tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; METHYLERGOMETRINE; PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LOWER SEGMENT CESAREAN SECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE VOLUME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889801501     PISSN: 1658354X     EISSN: 09753125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1658-354X.121077     Document Type: Article

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