Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,918,263,002 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

limb perfusion

    0.01 sec.
limb perfusion
Oncology The delivering of chemotherapy directly to an arm or leg, in which the flow of blood through the limb is temporarily stopped with a tourniquet, and anticancer drugs are injected IV


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
 
4 A new device that has recently been developed for the detection of sleep apnea Watch-PAT 100, which measures peripheral arterial tone (PAT), pulse rate, oximetry, and actigraphy5 may be a better way to measure limb perfusion.
Although the standard of practice in most institutions is to assess limb perfusion through physical examination and clinical judgment, development of quantitative measurements of perfusion remains a desirable objective because perfusion determines the degree and progression of the pathological process that can lead to amputation.
Complete remission of advanced cutaneous leiomyosarcoma following isolated limb perfusion with high-dose tumour necrosis factor-alpha and melphalan.
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.