Deep dopamine extravasation injury: a case report

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Phillips, Reid A ^a   Andrades, Patricio ^a   Grant, John H ^a   Ray, Peter D ^a  

^a Department of Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Deep extravasation; Dopamine; Injury

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOPAMINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; DRUG EXTRAVASATION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; INFANT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NECROSIS; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

ARM; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DOPAMINE; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; NECROSIS; PARESIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649414314     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.11.064     Document Type: Article

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