Massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage after transoesophageal echocardiography probe insertion

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1196-1199

  St Pierre, Jacques ^a   Fortier, Louis Philippe ^a   Couture, Pierre ^a   Hébert, Yves ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH MUCOSA LESION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0032467725     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03012463     Document Type: Article

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