Evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism utilizing end-tidal CO2 and D-dimer

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 98-102

  Johanning, Jason M ^a   Veverka, Thomas J ^a   Bays, Ronald A ^a   Tong, George K ^a   Schmiege, Susan K ^a  

^a Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HUMAN; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; OXYGEN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY DEAD SPACE; TIDAL VOLUME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 0032848442     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(99)00136-1     Document Type: Article

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