Transient systolic hypotension: A serious problem in the management of head injury

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 533-539

  Winchell, Robert J ^a,b   Simons, Richard K ^a   Hoyt, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DOPAMINE; INOTROPIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; SEDATIVE AGENT; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0029915409     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1996.01430170079015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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