The role of head computer tomographic scans on the management of MICU patients with neurological dysfunction

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 372-375

  Salerno, Daniel ^a   Marik, Paul E ^b   Daskalakis, Constantine ^c   Kolm, Paul ^a   Leone, Frank ^b  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Diagnosis; Head computer tomography; ICU; Management; Neurological signs

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; HEAD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA;

BRAIN DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PENNSYLVANIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 74549186986     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066609344940     Document Type: Review

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