Combined splenectomy and nephrectomy for trauma: Morbidity, mortality, and outcomes over 30 years

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 519-521

  Ball, Chad G ^a   Feliciano, David V ^a   Mattox, Kenneth L ^b  

^a GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Mortality; Nephrectomy; Splenectomy; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLENECTOMY; SUBPHRENIC ABSCESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949471041     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181cda28d     Document Type: Article

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