Tranexamic acid for reducing mortality in emergency and urgent surgery

ABSTRACT: BackgroundEmergency or urgent surgery, which can be defined as surgery which must be done promptly to save life, limb or functional capacity,is associated with a high risk of bleeding and death. Antifibrinolytic agents, such as tranexamic acid, inhibit blood clot breakdown(fibrinolysis) an...

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Autores:
Perel, Pablo
Ker, Katharine
Morales Uribe, Carlos Hernando
Roberts, Ian
Tipo de recurso:
Review article
Fecha de publicación:
2012
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/26351
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10495/26351
Palabra clave:
Antifibrinolíticos - uso terapéutico
Antifibrinolytic Agents - therapeutic use
Pérdida de Sangre Quirúrgica - Mortalidad
Blood Loss, Surgical - mortality
Transfusión Sanguínea
Blood Transfusion
Ácido Tranexámico - uso terapéutico
Tranexamic Acid - therapeutic use
Rights
openAccess
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/co/