Surgeon-performed ultrasound in the critical care setting: Its use as an extension of the physical examination to detect pleural effusion

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 636-642

  Rozycki, Grace S ^a   Pennington, Scott D ^a   Feliciano, David V ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035061359     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200104000-00007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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