Infected sternal fracture hematoma after cardiopulmonary resuscitation initially seen as pericarditis

American Heart Journal

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 685-686

  Wehrens, Xander H T ^a   Doevendans, Pieter A ^a   Van Dantzig, Jan Melle ^a   Snoep, Gabriel ^a   Wellens, Hein J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FRACTURE; HEART ARREST; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; PERICARDITIS; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0029975806     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90255-0     Document Type: Article

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