Predictors for survival of penetrating trauma using emergency department thoracotomy in an Urban Trauma Center: The cardiac instability score

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 126-131

  Siram, Suryanarayana ^a   Oyetunji, Tolulope ^a   Johnson, Shaneeta M ^b   Khoury, Amal L ^a   White, Patricia M ^a   Chang, David C ^c   Greene, Wendy R ^a   Frederick, Wayne A I ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency care; Predictor; Surgery; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIAC INSTABILITY SCORE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACOTOMY; VITAL SIGN;

EID: 77649160745     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30500-9     Document Type: Article

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