High risk mild craneoencephalic trauma: Medical care recommemdations;TRAUMATISMOS CRANEOENCEFALICOS LEVES DE ALTO RIESGO: RECOMENDACIONES ASISTENCIALES

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 378-383

  Munoz Sanchez M A ^a   Polaina Bailon M ^a   Jimenez Gonzalez P I ^a   Hernandez Hazana F ^a   Murillo Cabezas, F ^a   Romero Duran R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic scanners; Glasgow Coma Scale; Intra cranial; Milds head injuries; Skull fractures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DETERIORATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FATALITY; HEAD INJURY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031444455     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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