Management of pediatric blunt splenic injuries in Canada-practices and opinions

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 997-1004

  Li, Debbie ^a   Yanchar, Natalie ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blunt splenic injury; Children; Nonoperative management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT SPLEEN INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CANADA; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNET; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN INJURY; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; GENERAL SURGERY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC ARTERY; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 65449155476     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.01.041     Document Type: Article

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