Splenic trauma in Scotland: Demographics and outcomes

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2111-2116

  Brady, Richard R W ^a   Bandari, Mark ^b   Kerssens, Jan J ^b   Paterson Brown, Simon ^b   Parks, Rowan W ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SPLEEN INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SPLEEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 35448992131     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-007-9218-9     Document Type: Article

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