Avoiding iatrogenic thrombo-embolism: the "KAPLIT" technique

<p>Abstract</p> <p>In patients with traumatic injury of an upper limb it is often necessary to both secure intravenous (IV) access and record blood pressure noninvasively in the other upper limb. This may cause intermittent obstruction to the flow of IV fluids during cuff inflation...

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Main Authors: Anand Raktima, Gupta Lalit, Chaudhary Kapil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sjtrem.com/content/18/1/53