Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Data synthesis on physiopathology and treatment of hepatorenal syndrome (HRS). ⋯ Prognosis of patients with HRS remains poor but the pharmacologic treatment by terlipressine has improved the prognosis particularly in order to wait liver transplantation.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jan 2003
Case Reports[Internal carotid artery dissection after Heimlich maneuver].
We report a case of cervical artery dissection following a Heimlich maneuver. Cervical artery dissections are at the present time well known and are sometimes associated with trivial traumas. However, to our knowledge, this complication of such maneuver was never reported in the literature. Pathophysiological mechanisms are discussed.