Brachial artery thrombosis in infants: An algorithm for limb salvage

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1481-1488

  Coombs, Christopher J ^a   Richardson, Phillip W ^a   Dowling, Guy J ^a   Johnstone, Bruce R ^a   Monagle, Paul ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ALGORITHM; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; LIMB PERFUSION; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; NEWBORN; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASCULAR ACCESS; ARM; HEMATOCRIT; INDWELLING CATHETER; ISCHEMIA; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; PUNCTURE; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION;

ALGORITHMS; ARM; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEMATOCRIT; HEPARIN; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PUNCTURES; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOSIS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33646842328     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000206311.92369.73     Document Type: Article

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