The Effect of Amicar on Perioperative Blood Loss in Idiopathic Scoliosis:: The Results of a Prospective, Randomized Double-Blind Study

I Florentino-Pineda, GH Thompson, C Poe-Kochert… - 2004 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A prospective, randomized, double-blind Institutional Review Board-approved
study evaluating the efficacy of Amicar (epsilon aminocaproic acid), an antifibrinolytic agent …

The effect of ε-aminocaproic acid on perioperative blood loss in patients with idiopathic scoliosis undergoing posterior spinal fusion: a preliminary prospective study

I Florentino-Pineda, LC Blakemore, GH Thompson… - Spine, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A prospective study evaluating the efficacy of ε-aminocaproic acid (EACA) in
decreasing perioperative blood loss in idiopathic scoliosis. Objectives. To compare the …

The role of amicar in decreasing perioperative blood loss in idiopathic scoliosis

GH Thompson, I Florentino-Pineda, C Poe-Kochert - Spine, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Four separate studies on the role of Amicar in decreasing perioperative blood
loss in idiopathic scoliosis. Objectives. To assess the efficacy and possible mechanisms of …

Assessment of risk factors for emergence distress and postoperative behavioural changes in children following general anaesthesia

PA Tripi, TM Palermo, S Thomas… - Pediatric …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Emergence distress commonly occurs in children recovering from the
immediate effects of general anaesthesia. This study was performed to (1) examine whether …

Blood conservation operations in pediatric cardiac patients: a paradigm shift of blood use

M Karimi, I Florentino-Pineda, T Weatherred… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Red blood cell transfusion is associated with high morbidity in pediatric
patients undergoing cardiac operations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical …

Role of Amicar in surgery for neuromuscular scoliosis

GH Thompson, I Florentino-Pineda, C Poe-Kochert… - Spine, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective case-control study. Objective. Evaluate the effectiveness of
Amicar in decreasing perioperative blood loss in patients with neuromuscular scoliosis …

Fibrinogen levels following Amicar in surgery for idiopathic scoliosis

GH Thompson, I Florentino-Pineda, DG Armstrong… - Spine, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Prospective evaluation of fibrinogen levels before surgery and after surgery in
patients with idiopathic scoliosis undergoing posterior spinal fusion (PSF) and segmental …

The role of Amicar in same-day anterior and posterior spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis

GH Thompson, I Florentino-Pineda, C Poe-Kochert… - Spine, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective study of the effectiveness of Amicar (epsilon aminocaproic
acid). Objective. Evaluate the effectiveness of Amicar in decreasing perioperative blood loss …

Subgaleal hemorrhage in the newborn infant associated with silicone elastomer vacuum extractor.

I Florentino-Pineda, SG Ezhuthachan… - … : official journal of the …, 1994 - europepmc.org
Subgaleal hemorrhage in the newborn infant has been reported worldwide, but despite the
efforts of previous authors, this entity has not received the necessary attention in pediatric …

Halothane impairs the hemodynamic influence of endothelium-derived nitric oxide

DH Sigmon, I Florentino-Pineda… - The Journal of the …, 1995 - pubs.asahq.org
Background The endogenous vasodilator endothelium-derived nitric oxide (EDNO)
contributes to the regulation of vascular tone and organ perfusion. It has been suggested …