Delayed diagnosis of cardiac temponade following isolated blunt abdominal trauma

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 309-312

  Dunsire, M F ^a   Field, J ^a   Valentine, S ^a  

^a MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications, cardiac tamponade; Monitoring, transoesophageal echocardiography; Monitoring, transthoracic echocardiography

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INJURY; HEART RUPTURE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LAPAROTOMY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX INJURY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034877869     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/87.2.309     Document Type: Article

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