Evaluation of pelvic fracture stability and the need for angioembolization: pelvic instabilities on plain film have an increased probability of requiring angioembolization

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 792-796

  Fu, Chih Yuan ^a   Wu, Shih Chi ^a   Chen, Ray Jade ^a   Wang, Yu Chun ^a   Chung, Ping Kuei ^a   Yeh, Chun Chieh ^a   Huang, Hung Chang ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT STABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC BONES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 68349088167     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.06.014     Document Type: Article

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