The prevalence of abnormal results of conventional coagulation tests on admission to a trauma center

Transfusion

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-39

  Hess, John R ^a,b   Lindell, Allison L ^b   Stansbury, Lynn G ^b   Dutton, Richard P ^b   Scalea, Thomas M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PREVALENCE; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REGISTER; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RESUSCITATION; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 58149117496     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01944.x     Document Type: Article

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