Acute ischaemia of the right hand after inadverted intraarterial injection;Akute ischämie der hand bei einem drogenabhängigen nach akzidenteller intraarterieller injektion

Swiss Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 281-284

  Bittner, Ch ^a   Zuber, M ^a   Eisner, L ^a  

^a KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Inadverted intraarterial injection; Intravenous drug addict; Limb ischaemia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; HEPARIN; PAPAVERINE; UROKINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; HAND; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MALE; TABLET; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036448257     PISSN: 10239332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1023-9332.8.6.281     Document Type: Article

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