Use of two greenfield caval filters to prevent recurrent pulmonary embolism in a heparin-allergic gravida

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 652-654

  Arbogast, J D ^a   Blessed, W B ^a   Lacoste, H ^a   Gross, W S ^a   Gonda, R L ^a   Welch, R A ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; VENA CAVA FILTER;

ADULT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RECURRENCE; VENA CAVA FILTERS;

EID: 0028075079     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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