Selective nonoperative management of penetrating abdominal injuries in children

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1284-1286

  Cigdem, Murat Kemal ^a   Onen, Abdurrahman ^a   Siga, Mesut ^a   Otcu, Selcuk ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abdominal trauma; Children; Nonoperative management; Penetrating injury

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; EVISCERATION; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; KIDNEY INJURY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN INJURY; STAB WOUND;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 73949098578     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181bbd932     Document Type: Article

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