Risk factors and management of bleeding associated with transbronchial lung biopsy in lung transplant recipients

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 195-197

  Chhajed, Prashant N ^a   Aboyoun, Christina ^a   Malouf, Monique A ^a   Hopkins, Peter M ^a   Plit, Marshall L ^a   Glanville, Allan R ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

BIOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037311990     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-2498(02)00462-X     Document Type: Article

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