Minimizing transfusions in primary cranial vault remodeling: The role of aminocaproic acid

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 82-86

  Oppenheimer, Adam J ^a   Ranganathan, Kavitha ^a   Levi, Benjamin ^a   Strahle, Jennifer M ^b   Kapurch, Joseph ^b   Muraszko, Karin M ^a   Buchman, Steven R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

aminocaproic acid; antifibrinolytic therapy; blood transfusion; Cranial vault remodeling

Indexed keywords

AMINOCAPROIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL; THROMBOSIS;

AMINOCAPROIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COHORT STUDIES; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84895904371     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: 15363732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a2e23f     Document Type: Article

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