Ruptured pseudoaneurysm complicating an infected radial artery catheter: Case report and review of the literature

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 647-650

  Ganchi, Parham A ^a   Wilhelmi, Bradon J ^a   Fujita, Kenji ^a   Lee, W P Andrew ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; FALSE ANEURYSM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; RUPTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR ARTERY;

EID: 0034993173     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-200106000-00015     Document Type: Article

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