CTA-based screening reduces time to diagnosis and stroke rate in blunt cervical vascular injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 551-555

  Eastman, Alexander L ^a   Muraliraj, Vijay ^a   Sperry, Jason L ^a   Minei, Joseph P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt cervical vascular injury; Computed tomography; Diagnosis; Screening; Stroke prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NECK INJURY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; STROKE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY INJURY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449122829     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181b84408     Document Type: Article

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