Serum ethanol levels in patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury influence outcomes: A surprising finding

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1067-1070

  Berry, Cherisse ^a   Salim, Ali ^a   Alban, Rodrigo ^a   Mirocha, James ^a   Margulies, Daniel R ^a   Ley, Eric J ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROPROTECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNITED STATES; USAHEAD ABBREVIATED INJURY SCORE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651366448     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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