Controversial Aspects of the Prehospital Trauma Care

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 457-468

  Berlot, Giorgio ^a   Bacer, Barbara ^a   Gullo, Antonino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b School of Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; DEXTRAN 70; GELATIN; HETASTARCH; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ASPIRATION; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLOID; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLOID; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG CLEARANCE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TISSUE PERFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BLOOD VOLUME DETERMINATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; RESUSCITATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33746727591     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2006.03.009     Document Type: Review

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