The efficacy of amicar versus tranexamic acid in pediatric spinal deformity surgery: A prospective, randomized, double-blinded pilot study

Spine Deformity

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 191-197

  Halanski, Matthew A ^a   Cassidy, Jeffrey A ^b   Hetzel, Scott ^c   Reischmann, Diann ^d   Hassan, Nabil ^b  

^a UW American Family Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amicar; Antifibrinolytics; Blood loss; Scoliosis; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

AMINOCAPROIC ACID; FIBRINOGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COBB ANGLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; OSTEOTOMY; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE SURGERY; THROMBOCYTE; TRANSFUSION;

EID: 84900027001     PISSN: 2212134X     EISSN: 22121358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspd.2014.02.001     Document Type: Article

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