Coagulopathy after severe pediatric trauma

Shock

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 476-490

  Christiaans, Sarah C ^a,b   Duhachek Stapelman, Amy L ^c   Russell, Robert T ^b   Lisco, Steven J ^c   Kerby, Jeffrey D ^b   Pittet, Jean François ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Coagulopathy; mechanisms; Stratification; Trauma; Treatment

Indexed keywords

PROCOAGULANT;

BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INCIDENCE; LETHALITY; REVIEW; TRAUMA INDUCED COAGULOPATHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; CHILD; COMPLICATION; HEMORRHAGE; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; PEDIATRICS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922278582     PISSN: 10732322     EISSN: 15400514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000000151     Document Type: Review

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