Outcomes of blunt head trauma without intracranial pressure monitoring

American Surgeon

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 447-450

  Akopian, Gabriel ^a   Gaspard, Donald J ^a   Alexander, Magdi ^a  

^a HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250174559     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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