Predicting the need for laparotomy in pediatric trauma patients on the basis of the ultrasound score

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 503-508

  Ong, Adrian W ^a   McKenney, Mark G ^a   McKenney, Kimberley A ^a   Brown, Margaret ^a   Namias, Nicholas ^a   MaCloud, Jana ^a   Cohn, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Focused assessment with sonography for trauma; Hemoperitoneum; Laparotomy; Pediatric trauma patients

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY SCALE; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN INJURY; PERITONEAL FLUID; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LAPAROTOMY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0037350466     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000051587.50251.3D     Document Type: Article

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