Open AccessEvaluation of Poly-N-Acetyl Glucosamine as a Hemostatic Agent in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization: A Double-Blind, Randomized Study
Author(s) -
Samer F. Najjar,
Nancy A. Healey,
Christine M. Healey,
Thomas McGarry,
Ban Khan,
Hemant S. Thatte,
Shukri F. Khuri
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the journal of trauma/the journal of trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-8809
pISSN - 0022-5282
DOI - 10.1097/01.ta.0000136749.20063.f0
Subject(s) - hemostasis , medicine , cardiac catheterization , placebo , anesthesia , randomized controlled trial , surgery , blood pressure , alternative medicine , pathology
This is the first blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of poly-N-acetyl glucosamine (p-GLcNAc) in improving hemostasis in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization.