Performance of abdominal ultrasonography in pediatric blunt trauma patients: a meta-analysis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1588-1594

  Holmes, James F ^a   Gladman, Aaron ^a   Chang, Cindy H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Mercy San Juan Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma; Intraabdominal injuries; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBASE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; CHILD; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 34548428386     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.04.023     Document Type: Article

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