Bronchoscopic myths and legends: Anti-platelet medications

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 363-365

  Johnson, JeRay ^a   Chin, Robert ^a   Conforti, John ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Bleeding; Bronchoscopy; Clopidogrel; Transbronchial lung biopsy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL;

BLEEDING TENDENCY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MEDLINE; PNEUMOTHORAX; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 28044464450     PISSN: 10680640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.cpm.0000182123.50739.d6     Document Type: Review

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