Real-time, contrast-enhanced sonography: A new tool for detecting active bleeding

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 933-939

  Catalano, Orlando ^a,b   Sandomenico, Fabio ^a   Raso, Mauro Mattace ^a   Siani, Alfredo ^a  

^a Ospedale S Maria delle Grazie   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Hemorrhage; Nontraumatic emergencies; Sonography; Traumatic injuries

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SONOVUE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUPTURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC ANGIOSARCOMA RUPTURE; TIME;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM; CHILD; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 30044436586     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000188129.91271.ab     Document Type: Article

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