Outcome analysis of intraventricular thrombolytic therapy for intraventricular haemorrhage

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 335-340

  Lee, M W Y ^a   Pang, K Y ^a   Ho, W W S ^a   Wong, C K ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cerebral ventricles; Drainage; Intracranial hemorrhages; Thrombolytic therapy; Tomography, X ray computed

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; STREPTOKINASE; UROKINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CATHETER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INJURY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHUNTING; SURGICAL MORTALITY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOKINASE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 0141996989     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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