Ultrasound detection of free intraperitoneal fluid associated with hepatic and splenic injuries

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 54-57

  Ma, O John ^a,b,c   Kefer, Michael P ^a,b  

^a Medical College of Wisconsin ^*

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INJURY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN; STANDARD; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ASCITIC FLUID; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; LIVER; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035229250     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200101000-00010     Document Type: Article

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