Occult diaphragmatic injuries caused by stab wounds

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 646-650

  Leppäniemi, Ari ^a   Haapiainen, Reijo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abdominal trauma; Diaphragmatic injuries; Laparoscopy; Missed injuries; Occult injuries; Selective nonoperative management; Stab wounds; Thoracic trauma; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; FEMALE; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSED INJURY; OCCULT DIAPHRAGM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAB WOUND; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX PENETRATING TRAUMA;

ADULT; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 0142240427     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000092592.63261.7E     Document Type: Article

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