Carotid arterial trauma: Assessment with the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) as a guide to surgical management

Vascular

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 196-200

  Teehan, E P ^a   Padberg, F T ^a   Thompson, P N ^a   Lee, B C ^a   Silva, M ^a   Jamil, Z ^a   Swan, K G ^a   Hobson, R W ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid artery trauma; Galsgow Coma Scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030991232     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099700500210     Document Type: Article

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