Shock during heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: Look for adrenal insufficiency! [4]

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 547-548

  Mongardon, Nicolas ^a   Bruneel, Fabrice ^a   Henry Lagarrigue, Matthieu ^a   Legriel, Stéphane ^a   Revault D'Allonnes, Laure ^a   Guezennec, Pierre ^a   Troché, Gilles ^a   Bedos, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VERSAILLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DANAPAROID; FLUDROCORTISONE; HEPARIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEVER; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SHOCK; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOSIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; HEMORRHAGE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHOCK; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33847379389     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0487-9     Document Type: Letter

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