The Evolving Role of FAST Scan for the Diagnosis of Pericardial Fluid

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 915-917

  Chelly, Marjorie R ^a   Margulies, Daniel R ^a   Mandavia, Diku ^a   Torbati, Sam S ^a   Mandavia, Sujal ^a   Wilson, Matthew T ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA ARCH; AORTA INJURY; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SYMPTOM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 2042418181     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000075332.54622.85     Document Type: Article

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