Management guidelines for penetrating abdominal trauma

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 609-617

  Biffl, Walter L ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

abdominal trauma; guideline; nonoperative management; penetrating trauma; thoracoabdominal trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; HUMANS; PERITONITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SHOCK; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 78649663707     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32833f52d2     Document Type: Review

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