Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia After Total Knee Arthroplasty, With Subsequent Adrenal Hemorrhage

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1413.e15-1413.e18

  Chow, Vinca W ^a   Abnousi, Freddy ^a   Huddleston, James I ^b   Lin, Ludwig H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal hemorrhage; Heparin induced thrombocytopenia; Orthopedic surgery; Shock; Thromboprophylaxis; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; HEPARIN; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENTASACCHARIDE; PENTASACCHARIDE FACTOR XA INHIBITOR; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISONE; THROMBIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; WARFARIN; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENAL HEMORRHAGE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BILATERAL ADRENAL HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FASCIOTOMY; FATALITY; FEVER; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSICIAN; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RECOVERY ROOM; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SEPSIS; SHOCK; SYNOVECTOMY; TACHYCARDIA; THROMBECTOMY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; ADRENAL DISEASE; BLEEDING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HEMORRHAGE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; STEROIDS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84864009533     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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