Effectiveness of tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss in spinal surgery: A meta-analysis

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Zhang, Fan ^a   Wang, Kun ^a   Li, Feng Ning ^b   Huang, Xuan ^a   Li, Quan ^a   Chen, Zhi ^a   Tang, Yi Bo ^a   Shen, Hong Xing ^a   Song, Qing Xin ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Spine; Surgery; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

AMINOCAPROIC ACID; PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; EMBASE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; NEUROSURGERY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TRANEXAMIC ACID; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84924249780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-448     Document Type: Article

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