Prophylactic tranexamic acid in parturients at low risk for post-partum haemorrhage: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1075-1085

  Heesen, Michael ^a   Bohmer J ^a   Klohr S ^a   Rossaint, R ^b   Van De Velde, M ^c   Dudenhausen, J W ^d   Straube, S ^e  

^a KLINIKUM BAMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^c Department of Anaesthesia Universitair Zieckenhuis Leuven ^*  (Belgium)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID; UTEROTONIC AGENT; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOSIS; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 84908257788     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aas.12341     Document Type: Review

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