Abnormal arterial blood gas and serum lactate levels do not alter disposition in adult blunt trauma patients after early computed tomography

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 212-217

  Vohra, Taher ^a   Paxton, James ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA BASE; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84879076771     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2012.3.6905     Document Type: Article

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