Avoiding cavity surgery in penetrating torso trauma: The role of the computed tomography scan

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 486-488

  Smith, J E ^a,b   Midwinter, M ^a,b   Lambert, A W ^a,b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CT scan; Decision making; Military field hospital; Torso trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECISION MAKING; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; RADIOGRAPHY; SOLDIER; STAB WOUND; THORAX INJURY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; THORACIC INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 77957924810     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588410X12699663903511     Document Type: Article

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