The utility of focused abdominal ultrasound in blunt abdominal trauma: a reappraisal

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 728-733

  Helling, Thomas S ^a   Wilson, Jennifer ^a   Augustosky, Kim ^a  

^a Department of Pharmaceutical Care Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal trauma; Diagnostic ultrasound; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; DECISION TREES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIAGE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 36048982793     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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