Comparison of effectiveness of tranexamic acid and epsilon-amino-caproic-acid in decreasing postoperative bleeding in off-pump CABG surgeries: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study

Context: Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgeries have been shown to have increased fibrinolysis due to tissue plasminogen activator release. There are no trials comparing the two available antifibrinolytics (tranexemic acid and epsilon-amino-caproic acid) in off-pump CABG surgeries. A...

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Main Authors: Swapnil Verma, Upadhyayula Srinivas, Anand Kumar Sathpathy, Priyanka Mittal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2020;volume=23;issue=1;spage=65;epage=69;aulast=Verma