How well does CT predict the need for laparotomy in hemodynamically stable patients with penetrating abdominal injury? A review and meta-analysis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 432-437

  Goodman, Cyle S ^a   Hur, Jee Y ^a   Adajar, Marc A ^b   Coulam, Curtis H ^c  

^a The Chicago Medical College   (United States)

^b Advocate Illinois Medical Center   (United States)

^c Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal injury; CT; Emergency radiology; Laparotomy; Penetrating trauma; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA EXTRACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 68149101448     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1927     Document Type: Review

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