Higher incidence of major complications after splenic embolization for blunt splenic injuries in elderly patients

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 135-140

  Wu, Shih Chi ^a   Fu, Chih Yuan ^a   Chen, Ray Jade ^a   Chen, Yung Fang ^a   Wang, Yu Chun ^a   Chung, Ping Kuei ^a   Yu, Shu Fen ^b   Tung, Cheng Cheng ^b   Lee, Kun Hua ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELFOAM;

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLEEDING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLUNT TRAUMA; COIL EMBOLIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; DISABILITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFARCTION; INJURY SCALE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SPLEEN INJURY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; VITAL SIGN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPLEEN; SPLENIC ARTERY; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751671810     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.07.026     Document Type: Article

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