Reduction of the incidence of amputation in frostbite injury with thrombolytic therapy

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 546-551

  Bruen, Kevin J ^a   Ballard, James R ^a   Morris, Stephen E ^a,b   Cochran, Amalia ^a,b   Edelman, Linda S ^b   Saffle, Jeffrey R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FINGER AMPUTATION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB PERFUSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FROSTBITE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250774990     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.142.6.546     Document Type: Article

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