Tranexamic acid reduces blood loss during and after cesarean section: A double blinded, randomized, controlled trial

Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-56

  Yehia, Amr H ^a   Koleib, Magdy H ^a   Abdelazim, Ibrahim A ^a,b   Atik, Ahmed ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b KUWAIT OIL COMPANY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Cesarean section; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929142615     PISSN: 23050500     EISSN: 23050519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2305-0500(14)60002-6     Document Type: Article

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