Role of recombinant activated factor VII in securing haemostatic failure in gun shot trauma

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 238-241

  Shamsi, Tahir ^a   Tufail, Mohammad ^b   Aftab, Mariam ^b   Ansari, Saqib ^a  

^a Blood Diseases Centre   (Pakistan)

^b Patel Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RESUSCITATION; RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA; WOUND DRESSING;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FACTOR VII; FACTOR VIIA; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; MALE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 33745095308     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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