Antifibrinolytic Therapy and Perioperative Blood Loss in Cancer Patients Undergoing Major Orthopedic Surgery

• Main Authors: Amar, David, Grant, Florence M., ZHANG, Hao, Boland, Patrick J., Leung, Denis H. Y., Healey, John A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2003
• Subjects: Econometrics; Medicine and Health Sciences
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/13; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/1012/viewcontent/0000542_200302000_00011_pvoa.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Background: Aprotinin has been reported to reduce blood loss and transfusion requirements in patients having major orthopedic operations. Data on whether epsilon amino-caproic acid (EACA) is effective in this population are sparse. Methods: Sixty-nine adults with malignancy scheduled for either p...