When is it safe to discharge asymptomatic patients with abdominal stab wounds?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 523-525

  Alzamel, Heythem A ^a   Cohn, Stephen M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Abdominal stab wounds; Diagnostic peritoneal lavage; Laparotomy; Penetrating trauma; Serial physical examination

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAB WOUND; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ALGORITHMS; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERITONEAL LAVAGE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 14944341226     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000152987.21630.39     Document Type: Article

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