title: Thromboembolic events in a severely burned patient.
abstract: A patient with severe burns suffered spontaneous bilateral peripheral arterial thromboses which were successfully treated with recombinant human tissue plasminogen activator (rt PA) (Actilyse). The patient later died from complications of burns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Salisbury Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Handel
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Steinbrecher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000209:etiology*