Tranexamic Acid Use in Cardiac Surgery: Hemostasis, Seizures, or a Little of Both

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 1635-1637

  Gerstein, Neal S ^a   Deriy, Lev ^a   Patel, Prakash A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOCAPROIC ACID; TRANEXAMIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

AORTIC SURGERY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD CONSERVATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HEART SURGERY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEIZURE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; DRUG EFFECT; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; SEIZURES; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 85039149528     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.12.001     Document Type: Editorial

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