Aortic intimal injuries from blunt trauma: Resolution profile in nonoperative management

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 475-478

  Kepros, John ^a   Angood, Peter ^a   Jaffe, C Carl ^a   Rabinovici, Reuven ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aorta; Endothelium; Flap; Transesophageal echocardio graphy; Trauma

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AORTA INJURY; AORTA INTIMA; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AORTA, THORACIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; THORACIC INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNICA INTIMA; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0036125481     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200203000-00010     Document Type: Article

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