Free fluid on abdominal computed tomography without solid organ injury after blunt abdominal injury does not mandate celiotomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 6-9

  Livingston, David H ^a   Lavery, Robert F ^a   Passannante, Marian R ^a   Skurnick, Joan H ^a   Baker, Stephen ^a   Fabian, Timothy C ^b   Fry, Donald E ^c   Malangoni, Mark A ^d  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal injury; Celiotomy; Computed tomography; Free fluid; Hollow viscus injury; Solid organ injury

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELIOTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; BODY FLUIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0034856560     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(01)00665-1     Document Type: Article

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