Massive pulmonary embolism: A complication of the technique of tourniquet ischemia

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1982, Pages 60-62

  Estrera, Aaron S ^a   King, Robert P ^a   Platt, Melvin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; ETIOLOGY; INJURY; ISCHEMIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMAN; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 0020083974     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198201000-00012     Document Type: Article

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