A novel use of ultrasound in pulseless electrical activity: The diagnosis of an acute abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-144

  Hendrickson, Robert G ^a   Dean, Anthony J ^a   Costantino, Thomas G ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Echocardiography; Pulseless electrical activity; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEART MOVEMENT; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TAKAYASU'S ARTERITIS;

EID: 0034904271     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(01)00362-6     Document Type: Article

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