Intrapericardial fibrinolysis: A useful treatment in the management of purulent pericarditis

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 117-118

  Defouilloy, C ^a   Meyer, G ^b   Slama, M ^a   Galy, C ^a   Verhaeghe, P ^a   Touati, G ^a   Ossart, M ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

Author keywords

Fibrinolysis; Purulent pericarditis

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; STREPTOKINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PERICARDIECTOMY; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; DRAINAGE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDITIS; PERICARDITIS, CONSTRICTIVE; PERICARDIUM; STREPTOKINASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031035535     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050301     Document Type: Article

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