Protocol-driven nonoperative management in patients with blunt splenic trauma and minimal associated injury decreases length of stay

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 317-322

  Haan, James ^a   Ilahi, Obeid N ^a   Kramer, Mary ^c   Scalea, Thomas M ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b Maryland School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiography; Nonoperative management; Protocol; Splenic injury

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; SPLEEN INJURY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLEEN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0042320476     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000083336.93868.f7     Document Type: Article

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