Massive haemorrhage due to minimally displaced pubic ramus fracture

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 271-272

  Mouzopoulos, George ^a,b   Tzurbakis, Mathaios ^a   Mouzopoulos, Dimitrios ^a   Ierodiakonou, Vrettos ^a   Tsembeli, Anastasia ^a   Georgilas, Ioannis ^a  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fracture; Haemorrhage; Pelvis; Pubic

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FLUID RESUSCITATION; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC BONE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIES; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FRACTURES, BONE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBIC BONE;

EID: 70349104229     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282f20e0c     Document Type: Article

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