Nonoperative management of acute epidural hematomas: A "no-brainer"

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 801-805

  Offner, Patrick J ^a   Pham, Bong ^a   Hawkes, Allison ^a  

^a St Anthony Central Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural hematoma; Extradural hematoma; Nonoperative management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRANIOTOMY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FALLING; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HUMANS; MALE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33845216188     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.047     Document Type: Article

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