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Accidental intra-arterial drug injection successfully treated with Iloprost
Journal article

Accidental intra-arterial drug injection successfully treated with Iloprost

Isaac Samuel, Christopher C.R Bishop and Crawford W Jamieson
European journal of vascular surgery, Vol.7(1), pp.93-94
1993
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-821X(05)80553-5
PMID: 7681017

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Abstract

A 35-year-old drug abuser inadvertently injected adulterated heroin into her left femoral artery and presented with critical ischaemia of her left leg. Treatment with intravenous Iloprost, a stable prostacycline analogue, combined with Heparin, produced a dramatic improvement in her circulation within 4 h.
Acute ischaemia Iloprost Treatment

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