Symmetrical peripheral gangrene-a case report and brief review

Indian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2013, Pages 163-165

  Shenoy, Rajgopal ^a,b   Agarwal, Namrata ^a   Goneppanavar, Umesh ^a   Shenoy, Anitha ^a   Sharma, Ankur ^a  

^a KASTURBA HOSPITAL   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Multiple arterial punctures; Resuscitation; Sepsis; Symmetrical peripheral gangrene; Vasopressors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893481208     PISSN: 09722068     EISSN: 09739793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12262-012-0576-7     Document Type: Article

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