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Symmetrical peripheral gangrene associated with cardiac surgery
At this stage, we noticed bluish discoloration of all upper limb fingers [Figure 1], which was soon noticed in lower limb toes also. All peripheral pulses were palpable and of normal volume. Patient has a borderline cardiac output (3.8 L/min) and cardiac index (2.1 L/min/m2). A clinical diagnosis of systemic peripheral gangrene (SPG) was made. We started milrinone 0.3 μg/Kg/min at this point fo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1939
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.4070.15