Life-threatening neck hematoma complicating thyroid and parathyroid surgery

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 339-343

  Rosenbaum, Michael A ^a   Haridas, Manjunath ^a   McHenry, Christopher R ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Neck hematoma; Parathyroidectomy; Postoperative hemorrhage; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK HEMATOMA; PARATHYROID SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID SURGERY; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 40749132991     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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