Abdominal stab wounds: The role of selective management

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-21

  Taviloglu, Korhan ^a,b   Günay, Kayihan ^a   Ertekin, Cemalettin ^a   Calis, Alper ^a   Türel, Ömer ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Korukent Yolu   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Diagnostic peritoneal lavage; Local wound exploration; Negative laparotomy; Nontherapeutic laparotomy; Routine exploration; Selective management; Stab wound; Unnecessary laparotomy

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMYLASE;

ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STAB WOUND; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031913454     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241598750004904     Document Type: Article

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