Efficacy and safety of antifibrinolytic agents in reducing perioperative blood loss and transfusion requirements in scoliosis surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2015, Pages

  Wang, Meng ^a   Zheng, Xin Feng ^a   Jiang, Lei Sheng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOCAPROIC ACID; APROTININ; PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADVERSE OUTCOME; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE SURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; META ANALYSIS; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84946550812     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137886     Document Type: Review

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