Conservative management of splenic trauma: History and current trends

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 19, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 617-627

  Upadhyaya, P ^a,b  

^a All India Inst of Medical Sciences ^*  (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Abdominal trauma; Children; Conservative management; History of medicine; Paediatric surgery; Spleen; Splenic injuries; Trauma

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLENECTOMY;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; SEPSIS; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0347755006     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-003-0972-y     Document Type: Review

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