The association between the use of tourniquet during operation and the development of pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis

Journal of Nippon Medical School

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 86-87

  Nagashima, Masakazu ^a   Wauke, Kouichi ^a   Ogawa, Ryo ^a   Yoshino, Shinichi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RATING SCALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TOURNIQUET; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037996965     PISSN: 13454676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.70.86     Document Type: Article

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