Transfer of emergency neurosurgical patients: when and how?;Quand faut-il décider d'un transfert en milieu neurochirurgical spécialisé ?

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 873-877

  Bruder, N ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Emergency; Head injury; Neurosurgery; Teleradiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BUDGET; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEUROSURGERY; TELERADIOLOGY;

CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT TRANSFER; TELERADIOLOGY;

EID: 34848862123     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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