Incidental pulmonary embolism identified on chest CT during initial trauma evaluation

American Surgeon

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1146-1148

  Ruddy, Jean Marie ^a   Curry, Nancy S ^a   Norcross, E Douglas ^a   Leon, Stuart M ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; THORACIC INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 57449118491     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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