Utility of thromboelastography in traumatic brain injury and the neuroscience intensive care unit

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 66-70

  Figueroa, Stephen A ^a   Merriman Noesges, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN INJURY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; BRAIN INJURIES; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 84900450310     PISSN: 08880395     EISSN: 19452810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000045     Document Type: Article

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