A simple method to measure compartment pressures using an intravenous catheter

Orthopedics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 403-406

  Wilson, Scott C ^a,c   Vrahas, Mark S ^a   Berson, Lawrence ^b   Paul, Emmanuel M ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Dept of Orthopedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

CATHETERIZATION; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030952808     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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