Acute limb ischaemia due to paradoxical embolism from a long-term central venous catheter

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 365-366

  Lagattolla, N R F ^a   Sandison, A J P ^a   Smith, K ^a   Cochrane, G M ^a   Chambers, J ^a   Taylor, P R ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; POLITEF; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031794774     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(98)80059-2     Document Type: Article

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