Colon injury after blunt abdominal trauma: Results of the east multi-institutional hollow viscus injury study

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 906-912

  Williams, Michael D ^a   Watts, Dorraine ^a   Fakhry, Samir ^a  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt injury; Colon; Hollow viscus injury

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ARTICLE; COLON INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COLON; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; REGISTRIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0346272666     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000093243.01377.9B     Document Type: Article

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