Fatal case of accidental intra-arterial phenytoin injection

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 378-379

  McLean, C R ^a,b   Cheng, K S ^a   Clifton, M A ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gangrene; Injection; Intra arterial; Ischaemia; Phenytoin

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; PARALDEHYDE; PHENYTOIN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RADIAL ARTERY; SUBCLAVIAN ANGIOGRAPHY; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THROMBECTOMY; ULNAR ARTERY; ACCIDENT; ARM; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EPILEPSY; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISCHEMIA; PATHOLOGY; THORAX; VASCULARIZATION;

ACCIDENTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; ARM; EPILEPSY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; ISCHEMIA; PHENYTOIN; THORAX;

EID: 0036549607     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2001.1586     Document Type: Article

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