Hirudo medicinalis-leech applications in plastic and reconstructive microsurgery - A literature review;Hirudo medicinalis-anwendungen in der plastischen und rekonstruktiven mikrochirurgie - Eine literaturübersicht

Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-107

  Knobloch, Karsten ^a   Gohritz, A ^a   Busch, K ^a   Spies, M ^a   Vogt, P M ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood coagulation; Hirudin; Leeches; Plastic surgery

Indexed keywords

APYRASE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A INHIBITOR; COLLAGENASE; HIRUDIN; HYALURONIDASE; PLASMIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; THROMBIN INHIBITOR;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANEMIA; ANTICOAGULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG EFFECT; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEECH; LEECHING; MICROSURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMBIOSIS; VENOUS CONGESTION;

ADOLESCENT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD COAGULATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINGERS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HIRUDIN THERAPY; HIRUDO MEDICINALIS; HUMANS; INFANT; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEECHING; MALE; MICROSURGERY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REPLANTATION; SKIN; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 34249812358     PISSN: 07221819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965138     Document Type: Review

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