Screening for blunt cerebrovascular injuries is cost-effective

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 849-854

  Cothren, C Clay ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^a   Ray Jr , Charles E ^a   Ciesla, David J ^a   Johnson, Jeffrey L ^a   Moore, John B ^a   Burch, Jon M ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery injury; Cerebrovascular injury; Cost; Trauma; Vertebral artery injury

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BLUNT CEREBROVASCULAR INJURY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; URBAN AREA; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 27944452221     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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