This study was conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of high-dose tranexamic acid (TA) compared with aprotinin in patients who underwent thoracic aortic surgery with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA).
Department of Anesthesiology (M-C515), University of Illinois MedicalCenter at Chicago, 1740 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612-7239, USA. nicorx@uic.edu