Penetrating thoracic injuries: The use of transesophageal echocardiography to monitor for complications after intracardiac nail removal

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Wong, Sophia S F ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b M3 200 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; HEART INJURY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; STERNOTOMY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THORAX PENETRATING TRAUMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TUBE;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; THORACIC INJURIES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 43449128119     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000195476.52563.0c     Document Type: Article

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