Coagulopathy in severe closed head injury: Is empiric therapy warranted?

American Surgeon

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-237

  May, Addison K ^a   Young, Jeffrey S ^a   Butler, Kathy ^a   Bassam, Deeni ^a   Brady, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBIN TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031000625     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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