Detection of intra-abdominal injury using diagnostic peritoneal lavage after shotgun wound to the abdomen

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 329-331

  Brakenridge, Scott C ^a,b   Nagy, Kimberly K ^a,b   Joseph, Kimberly T ^b   An, Gary C ^b   Bokhari, Faran ^b   Barrett, John ^a,b  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic peritoneal lavage; Penetrating abdominal trauma; Shotgun

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; STAB WOUND; TREATMENT INDICATION; URBAN AREA;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL LAVAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0037299548     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000037292.17482.69     Document Type: Article

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