Emergency department ultrasonography in the evaluation of hypotensive and normotensive children with blunt abdominal trauma

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 968-973

  Holmes, James F ^a   Brant, William E ^a   Bond, William F ^a   Sokolove, Peter E ^a   Kuppermann, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal trauma; Pediatric abdominal injury; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERITONEAL FLUID; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034935541     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.24719     Document Type: Article

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