Comparative evaluation of the effects of tranexamic acid and low-dose aprotinin on post-valvular heart surgery bleeding and allogenic transfusion

Autor: Mojtaba Mansouri, Gholamreza Massoumi, Babak Ghavami, Keivan Bagheri, Mohammadali Attary
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery. 15:23-27
ISSN: 1569-9285
1569-9293
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs114
Popis: Bleeding diathesis and allogenic transfusion after complex heart surgery, such as heart valve surgery, may result in complications such as transfusion reaction, viral infection, postoperative infection, haemodynamic disturbance, prolonged stay in the intensive care unit and hospital, renal and respiratory failure and mortality. In this prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial, 90 patients were randomly divided into three groups: aprotinin, tranexamic acid and control. Chest-tube drainage, transfusion requirements and renal and neurological complications were evaluated. We found that chest-tube drainage during the first (P
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