title: Management of phlegmasia alba dolens using hirudin in a neurosurgical patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201-1595, USA. Rdarwish@anes.umm.edu
authors.forename: Ribal S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Darwish
authors.forename: Nana S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Amiridze
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schreibman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001458:Bandages; D004487:Edema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006629:Hirudins; D006801:Humans; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D019574:Optic Nerve Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006629:Hirudins; D006493:Heparin