Antifibrinolytic agents in traumatic haemorrhage.
expert_opinion · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 15783255.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1069662.
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Abstract
Among trauma patients who survive to reach hospital, exsanguination is a common cause of death. Could anti fibrinolytics reduce the death rate? Only a large randomized controlled trial can answer the question
Medical subject headings
- Antifibrinolytic Agents
- Hemorrhage