Genitourinary injuries in pelvic fracture morbidity and mortality using the national trauma data bank

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1033-1039

  Bjurlin, Marc A ^a   Fantus, Richard J ^a   Mellett, Michele M ^a   Goble, Sandra M ^a,b  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Morbidity; Mortality; Pelvic fracture; Urethra

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URETHRA INJURY; UROGENITAL TRACT INJURY; ACETABULUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRACTURE; GENITAL SYSTEM; ILIAC BONE; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PELVIC GIRDLE; PUBIC BONE; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ACETABULUM; ADULT; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; GENITALIA; HUMANS; ILIUM; INCIDENCE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PELVIC BONES; PUBIC BONE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 73649115292     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181bb8d6c     Document Type: Article

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