Computerised tomography for the detection of pulmonary emboli in intensive care patients - A retrospective cohort study

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-19

  Licht, A ^a,b   Sibbald, W J ^a   Levin, P D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Department of Critical Care ^*

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Computerised tomography; Intensive care; Pulmonary embolus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEG INJURY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SPINE INJURY;

EID: 38949152636     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0803600103     Document Type: Article

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