Blunt abdominal trauma: Evaluation and indications for laparotomy

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 52-57

  Malhotra, Ajai K ^a   Ivatury, R R ^a   Latifi, R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal trauma; Blunt trauma; Computerized tomography; Diagnostic peritoneal lavage; Laparotomy indications; Trauma ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; ECHOTOMOGRAPHY; GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER INJURY; PANCREAS INJURY; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SPLEEN INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; URINARY TRACT INJURY;

EID: 0036351948     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690209100108     Document Type: Review

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