Effects of thrombolytic agents on tympanostomy tubes occluded by blood clots

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1228-1231

  Orestes, Michael I ^a   Fileta, Bader ^a   Haymes, Snezana ^a   Brietzke, Scott E ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; BLOOD CLOT; COMPLICATION; HEMODIALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; SIMULATION; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE OBSTRUCTION;

ACETIC ACID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THROMBOSIS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84555178180     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: 1538361X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archoto.2011.195     Document Type: Article

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