Intra-abdominal hypertension due to heparin - induced retroperitoneal hematoma in patients with ventricle assist devices: Report of four cases and review of the literature

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Daliakopoulos, Stavros I ^a   Schaedel, Manja ^a   Klimatsidas, Michael N ^b   Spiliopoulos, Sotirios ^a   Koerfer, Reiner ^a   Tenderich, Gero ^a  

^a Herzzentrum Essen   (Germany)

^b 424 General Army Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROPERITONEUM; REVIEW;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMATOMA; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE;

EID: 78149238845     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-5-108     Document Type: Article

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