Perforating small bowel injuries in children: Influence of time to operation on outcome

Injury

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1029-1033

  Thompson, S R ^a   Holland, A J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delay in diagnosis; Morbidity; Mortality; Small bowel injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS; CHILD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; INTESTINE, SMALL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23644438011     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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