Physical examination as a reliable tool to predict intra-abdominal injuries in brain-injured children

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 738-742

  Miller, Douglas ^a   Garza, Jennifer ^a   Tuggle, David ^a   Mantor, Cameron ^a   Puffinbarger, Nikola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Brain; Computed tomography; FAST; Pediatric; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33845225379     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.036     Document Type: Article

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