Management of head trauma

Chest

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 699-711

  Marik, Paul E ^a   Varon, Joseph ^b   Trask, Todd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; CT scanning; Epidural hematoma; Head injury; Hypertonic saline solution; ICU; Intracranial pressure; Mannitol; Subdural hematoma; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CORTICOSTEROID; ESMOLOL; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MANNITOL; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SCAVENGER; STEROID;

BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FLUID THERAPY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROSURGERY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKULL FRACTURE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036036454     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.2.699     Document Type: Article

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