Isolated free fluid on computed tomographic scan in blunt abdominal trauma: A systematic review of incidence and management

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 79-85

  Rodriguez, Christian ^a   Barone, James E ^b   Wilbanks, Tyr O ^b   Rha, Chan Kook ^b   Miller, Kevin ^a  

^a STAMFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal trauma and diagnostic tests; Blunt abdominal trauma; Diagnostic peritoneal lavage; Small intestine injuries; Tomography x ray computed; Wounds nonpenetrating

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; ALGORITHM; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DECISION TREE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEMOPERITONEUM; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAUMATOLOGY; VISCERA;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ALGORITHMS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; DECISION TREES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERITONEAL LAVAGE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMATOLOGY; VISCERA; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0036633109     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200207000-00016     Document Type: Article

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