Limb amputation in hemoglobin SC disease after application of ice and elevation

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-54

  Saleem, Sadia ^a   Rice, Lawrence ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mail Station BCM 620 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Cold injury; Gangrene; Sickle cell anemia; Vasoocclusion

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ICE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ACUTE CHEST SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GANGRENE; HAND AMPUTATION; HAND EDEMA; HEMOGLOBIN SC DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG ADDUCTION; LUNG MALFORMATION; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBECTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARM; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; GANGRENE; HEMOGLOBIN SC DISEASE; HUMANS; ICE; MALE;

EID: 33845932245     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20761     Document Type: Article

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