The heart of the matter: Utility of ultrasound of cardiac activity during traumatic arrest

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 102-110

  Cureton, Elizabeth L ^a   Yeung, Louise Y ^a   Kwan, Rita O ^a   Miraflor, Emily J ^a   Sadjadi, Javid ^a   Price, Daniel D ^b   Victorino, Gregory P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ultrasound; trauma; cardiac; FAST; pulseless.

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ARREST; HEART INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 84864214919     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182569ebc     Document Type: Article

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