Intrapericardial streptokinase for purulent pericarditis

Surgery Today

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 569-572

  Ekim, Hasan ^a   Demirbaǧ, Recep ^b  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Purulent pericarditis; Streptokinase

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; STREPTOKINASE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 3042836380     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-004-2773-x     Document Type: Article

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