Immunologic function after splenic embolization, is there a difference?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 289-295

  Tominaga, Gail T ^a   Simon Jr , Fred J ^a   Dandan, Imad S ^a   Schaffer, Kathryn B ^a   Kraus, Jess F ^a   Kan, Michael ^a   Carlson, Stephen R ^a   Moreland III, Stephen ^a   Nelson, Trevor ^a   Schultz, Peter ^a   Eastman, A Brent ^a  

^a SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunologic function; Splenic embolization; Splenic vaccination

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT PATHWAY C3 C5 CONVERTASE; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; RADIOISOTOPE;

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; SPLEEN DEFECT; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC EMBOLIZATION; SUPPRESSOR CELL; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SPLEEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69349092795     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181a5e7e2     Document Type: Article

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