Do pregnant women have improved outcomes after traumatic brain injury?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 429-432

  Berry, Cherisse ^a   Ley, Eric J ^a   Mirocha, James ^a   Margulies, Daniel R ^a   Tillou, Areti ^b   Salim, Ali ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Outcome; Pregnant; Sex; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROGESTERONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952907140     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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