Vascular trauma at a crossroads

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1291-1293

  Rasmussen, Todd E ^a,b   Woodson, Jonathan ^b,c   Rich, Norman M ^b   Mattox, Kenneth L ^b,d  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical manpower shortage; Operational crisis; Surgical training; Trauma; Trauma endovascular techniques; Vascular injury; Wartime injury

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; ARMY; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; DIALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; LIGATION; LIMB SALVAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MILITARY SERVICE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASCULAR SURGERY;

BLOOD VESSELS; HUMANS; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 79955781239     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182178994     Document Type: Note

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