Incidence of unexplained intra-abdominal free fluid in patients with blunt abdominal trauma

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases International

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 597-601

  Chen, Zuo Bing ^a   Zhang, Yun ^a   Liang, Zhong Yan ^a   Zhang, Shao Yang ^a   Yu, Wen Qiao ^a   Gao, Yuan ^a   Zheng, Shu Sen ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal injury; Computed tomography; Free fluid; Hepatic rupture; Hollow viscus

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; COLON PERFORATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUODENUM PERFORATION; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER PERFORATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; INTRAABDOMINAL FREE FLUID; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS INJURY; PANCREAS RUPTURE; PROGNOSIS; SPLEEN RUPTURE;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; BODY FLUIDS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 73849127182     PISSN: 14993872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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