Noninvasive evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma: Prospective study using diagnostic algorithms to minimize nontherapeutic laparotomy

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-270

  Shih, Hsin Chin ^a   Wen, Yi Su ^a   Ko, Tun Jen ^a   Wu, Jar Kan ^a   Su, Cheng Hsi ^a   Lee, Chen Hsen ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0032994576     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013178     Document Type: Article

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