A visual, timeline-based display of evidence for emergency thoracotomy

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 773-777

  Hall, Bruce L ^a,b   Buchman, Timothy G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Campus Box 8109 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency thoracotomy; Evidence based; Visual timeline

Indexed keywords

BLOOD STORAGE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BREATHING RATE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT; VITAL SIGN;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOTOMY; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 29544448927     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000177457.45246.8e     Document Type: Short Survey

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