Shock-room management of pelvic ring lesions

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 222-230

  Katsoulis, Efstathios ^a   Pape, Hans Christoph ^b   Giannoudis, Peter V ^a,c  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early shock management; Pelvic ring lesions; Shock room management; Traumatic pelvic hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HEMIPELVECTOMY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PELVIS FRACTURE; PELVIS INJURY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SHOCK; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX INJURY; TRACTION THERAPY;

EID: 21244434870     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-005-2035-7     Document Type: Review

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