Blunt liver injury in children and adults: Is there really a difference?

American Surgeon

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 798-801

  Klapheke, W Patrick ^a   Franklin, Glen A ^a   Foley, David S ^a   Casos, Steven R ^a   Harbrecht, Brian G ^a   Richardson, J David ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 66449136287     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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