The abdominal compartment syndrome as a consequence of penetrating heart injury

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 312-314

  Bar El, Y ^a   Kertzman, V ^a   Klein, Y ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART INJURY; HEART LEFT RIGHT SHUNT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; STAB WOUND; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX INJURY;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HEART INJURIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; PRESSURE; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 0042703156     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8191.2003.02034.x     Document Type: Article

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