Management of blunt splenic injury in children: evolution of the nonoperative approach

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1005-1008

  Davies, Dafydd A ^a   Pearl, Richard H ^b   Ein, Sigmund H ^a   Langer, Jacob C ^a   Wales, Paul W ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b Children's Hospital of Illinois   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt splenic injury; Nonoperative management; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLUNT SPLEEN INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLENECTOMY; TRANSFUSION;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 65449187852     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.01.024     Document Type: Article

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