Anticoagulation and spontaneous retropharyngeal hematoma

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 389-394

  Bloom, David C ^a   Haegen, Timothy ^a   Keefe, Michael A ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Drug therapy; Imaging; Respiratory compromise; Retropharyngeal hematoma

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GENITAL BLEEDING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMATOMA; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL HEMATOMA; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BLEEDING; SOFT TISSUE RADIOGRAPHY; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0037689339     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(03)00035-0     Document Type: Article

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