Liver trauma - operative management

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 136-144

  Morrison, J J ^a   Bramley, K E ^b   Rizzo, A G ^c  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Glasgow Royal Infrmary ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; BILE DUCT; BLEEDING; DEBRIDEMENT; HEMOSTASIS; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER VEIN; METHODOLOGY; MILITARY MEDICINE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TAMPON; WAR; WOUND DRAINAGE;

BILE DUCTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DRAINAGE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HEPATIC ARTERY; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MILITARY MEDICINE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL MESH; TAMPONS, SURGICAL; WAR;

EID: 80053330452     PISSN: 00358665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-157-02-03     Document Type: Article

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