Application of the APSA Evidence-Based Guidelines for Isolated Liver or Spleen Injuries: A Single Institution Experience

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 487-490

  Leinwand, Michael J ^a,b   Atkinson, Carole C ^a,b   Mooney, David P ^a,b   Groner, J ^a   Lund, D ^a  

^a Harvard Medical School ^*

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Injury; Liver; Splean

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; AGE; BLEEDING; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER INJURY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPLEEN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542723191     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2003.11.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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