Risk factors for empyema after diaphragmatic injury: Results of a National Trauma Databank analysis

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1672-1676

  Barmparas, Galinos ^a   DuBose, Joseph ^a,b   Teixeira, Pedro G R ^a   Recinos, Gustavo ^a   Inaba, Kenji ^a   Plurad, David ^a   Green, D J ^a   Demetriades, Demetrios ^a  

^a LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaphragmatic Injury; Empyema; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLON INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPLEEN INJURY; STOMACH INJURY; SURVIVAL RATE; DATA BASE; DIAPHRAGM; HOSPITAL; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DIAPHRAGM; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749090954     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318185e20e     Document Type: Article

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