Non-operative management of blunt abdominal trauma. Is it safe and feasible in a district general hospital?

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Giannopoulos, George A ^a   Tzanakis, Nikolaos E ^a   Patsaouras, Panayotis A ^a   Digalakis, Michalis K ^a  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GREECE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GREECE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71849091862     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-17-22     Document Type: Article

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