Multi-organ failure secondary to catastrophic anti-phospholipid syndrome

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 82-85

  Ihle, B U ^a   Oziemski, P ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anticardiolipin; Coagulation: Hypercoagulability; Lupus anticoagulant; Multi organ failure; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; DOPAMINE; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS; SEROLOGY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0036178580     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0203000116     Document Type: Article

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