Hepatic enzymes have a role in the diagnosis of hepatic injury after blunt abdominal trauma

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 978-983

  Tan, Ker Kan ^a   Bang, Shieh Ling ^a   Vijayan, Appasamy ^a   Chiu, Ming Terk ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blunt; Detection; Enzymes; Hepatic; Severity; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LABORATORY TEST; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BILIRUBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENZYMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650988886     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.02.023     Document Type: Article

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