Hematocrit, systolic blood pressure and heart rate are not accurate predictors for surgery to control hemorrhage in injured patients

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 296-301

  Opreanu, Razvan C ^a   Arrangoiz, Rodrigo ^a   Stevens, Penny ^b   Morrison, Cheta ^a,b   Mosher, Benjamin D ^a,b   Kepros, John P ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University and Sparrow Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77949494620     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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