Intravenous thrombolytic therapy in patients with phlegmasia caerulea dolens

Haematologica

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 281-282

  Tardy, Bernard ^a   Moulin, Nathalie ^a   Mismetti, Patrick ^a   Decousus, Hervé ^a   Laporte, Silvy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^b SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Acute ischemia; Deep vein thrombosis; Phlegmasia caerulea dolens; Post thrombotic syndrome; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GANGRENE; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; MALE; PHLEGMASIA CERULEA DOLENS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIAC VEIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33644560016     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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