Sonographic measurement of the inferior vena cava as a marker of blood loss

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-50

  Lyon, Matthew ^a   Blaivas, Michael ^a   Brannam, Larry ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD VOLUME; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE MARKER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LIVER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; SUPINE POSITION; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VEIN DIAMETER; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 12744265204     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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