'Normal' vital signs belie occult hypoperfusion in geriatric trauma patients

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-69

  Martin, Jeremiah T ^a   Alkhoury, Fuad ^a   O'Connor, Judith A ^a   Kyriakides, Tassos C ^a   Bonadies, John A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT SELECTION; PERFUSION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SHOCK; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL SIGN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; ISCHEMIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONNECTICUT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE; VITAL SIGNS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77949329642     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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