Near fatal hemorrhage in traumatic bilateral leg amputation with coagulopathy, acidosis, and hypothermia and salvage therapy with recombinant factor VIIa.
Korte
Wolfgang C
WC
Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, Kantonsspital, Gallen, Switzerland. wolfgang.korte@ikch.ch
Moor
Sabine
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D000059:Accidents; D000138:Acidosis / Q000150:complications; D000293:Adolescent; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000150:complications; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D001810:Blood Volume; D005167:Factor VII / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015942:Factor VIIa; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011890:Railroads; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016879:Salvage Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D017211:Treatment Failure
D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D005167:Factor VII; C103587:recombinant FVIIa; D015942:Factor VIIa