Prospective study of computed tomography in initial management of blunt abdominal trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1986, Pages 585-592

  Peitzman, Andrew B ^a   Makaroun, Michel S ^a   Slasky, B Simon ^a   Ritter, Pamela ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INJURY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY INJURY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANCREAS; PANCREAS INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; SPLEEN INJURY; THERAPY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIATRIZOATE MEGLUMINE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IOTHALAMATE MEGLUMINE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0022522843     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198607000-00001     Document Type: Article

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