Ultrasound-guided thrombin injection of iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm at a community hospital.
The purpose of this study was to report the success rate of treating pseudoaneurysm using ultrasound-guided thrombin injection at a community hospital. Over 16-month period, 42 patients with femoral artery pseudoaneurysms were treated using ultrasound-guided thrombin injection. Our results showed that ultrasound-guided thrombin injection has a high success rate, and can be safely performed at a community hospital.
Chattar-Cora
Deowall
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Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ, USA. deowallchattar@yahoo.com
Pucci
Edwin
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Tulsyan
Nirman
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Cudjoe
Ernest
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James
Kevin V
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Resnikoff
Michael
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D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013917:Thrombin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014463:Ultrasonography
D006490:Hemostatics; D013917:Thrombin