Impact of Presenting Physiology and Associated Injuries on Outcome Following Traumatic Rupture of the Thoracic Aorta

American Surgeon

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 61-66

  Karmy Jones, Riyad ^a,b   Carter, Yvonne M ^a   Nathens, Avery ^b   Brundage, Susan ^b   Meissner, Mark H ^b   Borsa, John ^c   Demirer, Seher ^b   Jurkovich, Gregory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; THORACIC AORTA; TRAUMATIC SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC RUPTURE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SHOCK, TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035220254     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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