Management of severe ischemia of the hand following intra-arterial injection

Marc Righini; Anne Angellillo-Scherrer; Salah Gueddi; Grégoire Le Gal; Henri Bounameaux

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1614310

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2005; 94(01): 219-221
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614310

Case Report

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Management of severe ischemia of the hand following intra-arterial injection

Marc Righini

¹Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland

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Anne Angellillo-Scherrer

¹Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland

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Salah Gueddi

¹Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland

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Grégoire Le Gal

²Equipe d’Accueil 3878 (GETBO) and Department of Internal Medicine and Chest Diseases, Brest University Hospital, Brest, France

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Henri Bounameaux

¹Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland

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