A method of determining peritoneal penetration in gunshot wounds to the abdomen

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 242-246

  Nagy, Kimberly K ^a,b   Krosner, Seth M ^a   Joseph, Kimberly T ^a   Roberts, Roxanne R ^a   Smith, Robert F ^a   Barrett, John ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b M3241   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal trauma; Diagnostic peritoneal lavage; Gunshot wounds

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0030885084     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199708000-00006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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