Multipolar radiofrequency ablation in controlling hemorrhage from blunt liver trauma

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 197-201

  Yekuo, Li ^a   Shasha, Wang ^a   Feng, Huo ^a  

^a Liuhuaqiao Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; HEMOSTASIS; LIVER INJURY; NONHUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SWINE; THROMBOPLASTIN TIME;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; CONTRAST MEDIA; ELECTRODES; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; LIVER; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; SWINE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 65349179523     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.01.060     Document Type: Article

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