Heparin-assisted removal of clotting preretinal hemorrhage during vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Retina

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 793-795

  Imamura, Yutaka ^a   Kamei, Motohiro ^b   Minami, Masahiro ^c   Ueki, Mari ^c   Ikeda, Tsunehiko ^c  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heparin; Preretinal hemorrhage; Proliferative diabetic retinopathy; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; HEPARIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FORCEPS; HUMAN; LAVAGE; OPERATION DURATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIATHERMY; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 24344442793     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200509000-00020     Document Type: Article

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