Does altitude increase the risk of traumatic aortic injuries? A retrospective cohort study among six level I trauma centers in the United States

BACKGROUND: Traumatic aortic injuries (TAIs) are rare but are associated with a high mortality. Prior studies have shown skiers and pilots, whose injuries occur at high altitudes, are at an increased risk for a TAI. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of altitude on the incidence of...

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Autores principales: Jarvis, Stephanie, Rudersdorf, Patrick, Poling, James, Hennig, Andreas, Salottolo, Kristin, Bouchard, Travis, Tanner, Allen, Erickson, Wendy, Bhuller, Sidra, Ouderkirk, Logan, Simpson, Jeffrey, Banton, Kaysie, Kim, Elizabeth, Bar-Or, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9479396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36109755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-022-00340-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9479396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36109755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-022-00340-x

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