Safety and efficacy of diagnostic peritoneal lavage performed by supervised surgical and emergency medicine residents

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 150-155

  Falcone, R E ^a   Thomas, B ^a   Hrutkay, L ^a  

^a GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COST SAVINGS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL LAVAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 0031218265     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-199709000-00007     Document Type: Article

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