Blunt cerebrovascular injury in elderly fall patients: are we screening enough?

BACKGROUND: Blunt cerebrovascular injuries (BCVI) are generally associated with high-energy injury mechanisms. Less is known regarding lower-energy injuries in elderly patients. We sought to determine the incidence of BCVI and characterize current BCVI screening practices and associated complication...

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Autores principales: Anto, Vincent P., Brown, Joshua B., Peitzman, Andrew B., Zuckerbraun, Brian S., Neal, Matthew D., Watson, Gregory, Forsythe, Raquel, Billiar, Timothy R., Sperry, Jason L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6031193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29997683
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13017-018-0188-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6031193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29997683
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13017-018-0188-z

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