Facial computed tomography use in trauma patients who require a head computed tomogram

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 913-918

  Holmgren, Eric P ^a   Dierks, Eric J ^a   Homer, Louis D ^b   Potter, Bryce E ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Legacy Emanuel Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCUSSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACE; FACE FRACTURE; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HEAD; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOSE FRACTURE; ORAL SURGERY; ORBIT FRACTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DECISION MAKING; FACIAL BONES; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LACERATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NASAL BONE; ORBITAL FRACTURES; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 3242663705     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2003.12.026     Document Type: Article

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