Retropharyngeal hematoma - A rare complication of anticoagulant therapy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 117-118

  Bapat, Vinayak Nilkanth ^a   Brown, Karen ^a   Nakas, Apostolos ^a   Shabbo, Fick ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Retropharyngeal hematoma; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTICOAGULATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; WARFARIN;

EID: 0036157003     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)01070-3     Document Type: Article

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