Selective mediastinal tamponade to control coagulopathic bleeding

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1311-1313

  Sjögren, Johan ^a   Gustafsson, Ronny ^a   Koul, Bansi ^a   Ingemansson, Richard ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; DESMOPRESSIN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 0037383583     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04570-8     Document Type: Article

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