Analysis of 162 Colon Injuries in Patient with Penetrating Abdominal Trauma: Concomitant Stomach Injury Results in a Higher Rate of Infection

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 304-313

  O'Neill, Patricia A ^a,e   Kirton, Orlando C ^b   Dresner, Lisa S ^a   Tortella, Bartholomew ^c   Kestner, Mark M ^d  

^a KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d Lovelace Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

^e Downstate Health Sciences University   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon injuries; Fecal contamination; Intraabdominal abcess; Penetrating abdominal trauma; Stomach injury

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COLON INJURY; CONTAMINATION; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NONSURGICAL SITE INFECTION; OPERATION DURATION; PENETRATING ABDOMINAL TRAUMA INDEX; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH INJURY; SURGICAL SITE INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 1542346818     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000109856.25273.07     Document Type: Article

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