Management of blunt thoracic aortic injury

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-27

  Nzewi, Onyekwelu ^a   Slight, R D ^b   Zamvar, V ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Aortic rupture; Blunt trauma; Diagnosis; Management

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA RUPTURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX INJURY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RUPTURE; THORACIC INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 29744446257     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.06.031     Document Type: Review

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