Outcome of blunt thoracic aortic injury in a level I trauma center: An 8-year review

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 844-851

  James Frick, E ^a,c   Cipolle, Mark D ^a   Pasquale, Michael D ^a   Wasser, Thomas E ^a   Rhodes, Michael ^d   Singer, Raymond L ^b   Nastasee, Susan A ^c  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Division of Plastic Surgery   (United States)

^c Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

^d MEDICAL CENTER OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA INJURY; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0343632338     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199711000-00018     Document Type: Article

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