Vital signs and estimated blood loss in patients with major trauma: Testing the validity of the ATLS classification of hypovolaemic shock

Resuscitation

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 556-559

  Guly, H R ^a   Bouamra, O ^b   Spiers, M ^c   Dark, P ^b   Coats, T ^d   Lecky, F E ^c  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ATLS; Blood pressure; Haemorrhagic shock; Heart rate; Vital signs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BREATHING RATE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPOVOLEMIA; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; VITAL SIGNS; WALES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955100644     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.01.013     Document Type: Article

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