Symmetrical digital gangrene after a high dose intravenous infusion of epinephrine and dopamine following resuscitation from cardiac arrest.
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Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, San Fernando Teaching Hospital, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Department of Medicine, San Fernando Teaching Hospital, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Department of Medicine, Surgi-Med Clinic, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago Department of Orthopedics, Sangre Grande Hospital, Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ case reports
دوره 2016 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016