Blunt aortic injury with concomitant intra-abdominal solid organ injury: Treatment priorities revisited

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 442-445

  Santaniello, John M ^a   Miller, Preston R ^a   Croce, Martin A ^a   Bruce, Laura ^a   Bee, Tiffany K ^a   Malhotra, Ajai K ^a   Fabian, Timothy C ^a   Mattox, Kenneth L ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt aortic injury; Heparin; Liver and spleen; Nonoperative management

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; AORTA INJURY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPARINIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCORING SYSTEM; SPLEEN INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036737697     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200209000-00008     Document Type: Article

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