Airway obstruction: A rare complication of thrombolytic therapy

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 819-821

  Ahmed, J ^a   Philpott, J ^a   Lew Gor, S ^a   Blunt, D ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway Obstruction; Haematoma; Streptokinase; Therapeutic Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; STREPTOKINASE;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOMA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; NECK; STREPTOKINASE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 27144540163     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221505774481264     Document Type: Article

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