CT contrast extravasation in the upper extremity: Strategies for management

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 384-386

  Sbitany, Hani ^a   Koltz, Peter F ^a   Mays, Chester ^a   Girotto, John A ^a   Langstein, Howard N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast; Extravasation; Ionic; Non ionic; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARM; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955174498     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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