A prospective, randomized, double-blinded single-site control study comparing blood loss prevention of tranexamic acid (TXA) to epsilon aminocaproic acid (EACA) for corrective spinal surgery

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Multilevel spinal fusion surgery has typically been associated with significant blood loss. To limit both the need for transfusions and co-morbidities associated with blood loss, the use of anti-fibrinolytic agents has been proposed....

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Main Authors: Vaz Kenneth M, Errico Thomas J, Verma Kushagra, Lonner Baron S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2482/10/13