Diagnostic peritoneal lavage remains a valuable adjunct to modern imaging techniques

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 330-334

  Cha, John Y ^a   Kashuk, Jeffry L ^b,d   Sarin, Eric L ^c   Cothren, C Clay ^b   Johnson, Jeffrey L ^b   Biffl, Walter L ^b   Moore, Ernest E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MC 0206 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

CT scan; FAST; Peritoneal lavage; Stab wound; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PERITONEAL LAVAGE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INJURY SEVERITY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAB WOUND;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; COLORADO; HUMANS; PERITONEAL LAVAGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 69349084815     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181ae9b1d     Document Type: Article

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