Comparison of Aprotinin and Tranexamic Acid in Routine Cardiac Surgery
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2006-07-01
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Summary
The hypothesis of this study is that the antifibrinolytic drugs aprotinin and tranexamic acid
equally influence bleeding tendency and transfusion requirement in patients undergoing first
time cardiac procedures with a low risk of increased postoperative bleeding.Only patients
undergoing first time CABG or first time aortic valve replacement are included in this study.