Open versus closed diagnostic peritoneal lavage: A comparison on safety, rapidity, efficacy

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 235-238

  Velmahos, G C ^a,b   Demetriades, D ^a   Stewart, M ^a   Cornwell III, E E ^a   Asensio, J ^a   Belzberg, H ^a   Berne, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Peritoneal lavage; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TIME;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERITONEAL LAVAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0031715160     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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