Resuscitation and anaesthesia for penetrating trauma

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-171

  Bowley, Douglas M ^a   Robertson, Simon J ^a   Boffard, Kenneth D ^a,b   Bhagwanjee, Sats ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Penetrating trauma; Review

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ANESTHESIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0037396821     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200304000-00010     Document Type: Review

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