Pediatric traumatic brain injury: The utility of beta-natriuretic peptide

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1401-1405

  Chang, Todd P ^a   Nager, Alan L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta natriuretic peptide; Pediatric head trauma; Pediatric traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BETA NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; NATRIURETIC FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION HAZARD; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953760519     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181bb9a87     Document Type: Article

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