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. 2010 Dec;27(4):422-30.
doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1267854.

Miscellaneous pharmaceutical agents in interventional radiology

Jason Oppenheimer, Charles E Ray Jr, Kimi L Kondo

Miscellaneous pharmaceutical agents in interventional radiology

Jason Oppenheimer et al. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2010 Dec.

Abstract

Interventional radiologists employ a wide variety of drugs on a daily basis to improve patient experiences and outcomes during interventional procedures. The expectation is for the interventionalist to be well-versed in all pharmaceuticals used in the interventional suite. In this article, the authors review the following classes of common miscellaneous pharmaceutical agents used in interventional radiology: vasodilators, vasoconstrictors, antiemetics, bowel antiperistalsis agents, and prothrombotics.

Keywords: Vasodilator agents; antiemetics; glucagon; thrombin; vasoconstrictor agents.

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Pseudoaneurysm repair using intraarterial thrombin. (A) Color Doppler ultrasound image demonstrating a typical appearance of a femoral pseudoaneurysm (2.55 cm × 2.08 cm) commonly referred to as the “yin-yang” sign. Also demonstrated is the pseudoaneurysm neck and the communication with the left femoral artery. (B) Doppler tracing of the center of the pseudoaneurysm demonstrating the mixture of forward and backward blood flow. (C) Pseudoaneurysm postadministration of 200 U of intraarterial thrombin using a 25-gauge needle, which demonstrates thrombus and no blood flow within the pseudoaneurysm.
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