Images in vascular medicine: Rapid epinephrine 'reversal' with phentolamine following accidental autoinjector inoculation

Vascular Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 215-216

  Sinclair, Myles D ^a   Bailey, Marc A ^a   McAree, Barry J ^a   Dewhurst, Darren ^a   Kent, Patrick J ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ANTAGONISTS; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; ISCHEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PHENTOLAMINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959190817     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: 14770377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1358863X11404281     Document Type: Article

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