Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 343-362 , September 2009

Ultrasound in trauma

  • James C.R. Rippey, MBBS, DCH, DDU, FACEM (Staff Specialist, Senior Clinical Lecturer)

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
    • University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Emergency Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia.
    • ,
  • Alistair G. Royse, MBBS, MD, FRACS, FCSANZ (Cardiothoracic Surgeon)

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Therapeutics Unit, Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Department of Surgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2009.02.011

Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 343-362 , September 2009

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