Decreasing blood loss and the need for transfusion after CABG surgery: a double-blind randomized clinical trial of topical tranexamic acid

Mahmoud NOURAEI, Afshin GHOLIPOUR BARADARI*, Rahman GHAFARI, Mohammad Reza HABIBI, Amir EMAMI ZEYDI, Narges SHARIFI Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

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