Failure of observation of blunt splenic injury in adults: Variability in practice and adverse consequences

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-187

  Peitzman, Andrew B ^a,b   Harbrecht, Brian G ^a   Rivera, Luis ^a   Heil, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY SCALE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLEEN INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 22244466064     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.03.037     Document Type: Article

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