The efficacy of sequential compression devices in multiple trauma patients with severe head injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 205-208

  Gersin, Keith ^a   Grindlinger, Gene A ^a   Lee, Victor ^a   Dennis, Richard C ^a   Wedel, Suzanne K ^a   Cachecho, Riad ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROSALB TC 99M; PENTETIC ACID; TECHNETIUM 99M; XENON 133;

ADULT; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTIPHLEBOGRAPHY; VENA CAVA FILTER;

ADULT; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN; THROMBOSIS; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO; XENON RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0027991827     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199408000-00009     Document Type: Article

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