Brachial Artery Embolectomy in a Polytrauma Patient: A Case Report
Introduction: The upper extremity is a frequent site of injury. Upper limb arterial thromboembolism, a rare complication of such injuries, may be missed if typical signs, such as pain, pulselessness, and sensory loss, cannot be ascertained or are overlooked by physicians, especially in the case of p...
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| description | Introduction: The upper extremity is a frequent site of injury. Upper limb arterial thromboembolism, a rare complication of such injuries, may be missed if typical signs, such as pain, pulselessness, and sensory loss, cannot be ascertained or are overlooked by physicians, especially in the case of polytrauma or comatose patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-565aeacb8edb4d68bed5e29ed84bdc062022-12-22T03:32:59ZengSciendoJournal of Cardiovascular Emergencies2457-55182022-03-0181202310.2478/jce-2022-0003Brachial Artery Embolectomy in a Polytrauma Patient: A Case ReportWiredu Kwame0Isaac Okyere1Department of Molecular and Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USADepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaIntroduction: The upper extremity is a frequent site of injury. Upper limb arterial thromboembolism, a rare complication of such injuries, may be missed if typical signs, such as pain, pulselessness, and sensory loss, cannot be ascertained or are overlooked by physicians, especially in the case of polytrauma or comatose patients.https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2022-0003thromboembolismpolytraumaanticoagulantembolectomy |
| spellingShingle | Wiredu Kwame Isaac Okyere Brachial Artery Embolectomy in a Polytrauma Patient: A Case Report Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies thromboembolism polytrauma anticoagulant embolectomy |
| title | Brachial Artery Embolectomy in a Polytrauma Patient: A Case Report |
| title_full | Brachial Artery Embolectomy in a Polytrauma Patient: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Brachial Artery Embolectomy in a Polytrauma Patient: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brachial Artery Embolectomy in a Polytrauma Patient: A Case Report |
| title_short | Brachial Artery Embolectomy in a Polytrauma Patient: A Case Report |
| title_sort | brachial artery embolectomy in a polytrauma patient a case report |
| topic | thromboembolism polytrauma anticoagulant embolectomy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2022-0003 |
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