Pediatric FAST and Elevated Liver Transaminases: An Effective Screening Tool in Blunt Abdominal Trauma

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-107

  Sola, Juan E ^a   Cheung, Michael C ^a   Yang, Relin ^a   Koslow, Starr ^a   Lanuti, Emma ^a   Seaver, Chris ^a   Neville, Holly L ^a   Schulman, Carl I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

blunt abdominal trauma; children; FAST; screening

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LIVER ENZYME;

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 70349789560     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.03.058     Document Type: Article

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