Lingual hematoma threatening airway obstruction in a patient on oral anticoagulation with warfarin

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 575-576

  Özpolat, Berkant ^a,b   Yilmaz, Mehmet Ali ^a   Yücel, Ertan ^a  

^a DISKAPI YILDIRIM BEYAZIT TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dysarthria; Hematoma; Hemorrhagic disorders; Tongue disease; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; THROMBOCYTE; TONGUE; TONGUE HEMATOMA;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTICOAGULANTS; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TONGUE DISEASES; WARFARIN;

EID: 34548303995     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e3281eec955     Document Type: Article

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