Devastating consequences of subway accidents: Traumatic amputations

American Surgeon

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-76

  Maclean, Alexandra A ^a   O'Neill, Andrea M ^b   Pachter, H Leon ^b   Miglietta, Maurizio A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VITAL SIGN; ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; LEG INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RAILWAY; REIMPLANTATION; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; RAILROADS; REPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 33644869797     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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