Functional outcome after blunt and penetrating carotid artery injuries: Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 860-864

  Martin, Matthew J ^a   Mullenix, Philip S ^b   Steele, Scott R ^b   Asensio, Juan A ^a   Andersen, Charles A ^b   Demetriades, Demetrios ^a   Salim, Ali ^a  

^a LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Functional independence measure; Trauma; Vascular injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEEDING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 30044438289     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000187964.47703.e9     Document Type: Article

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