Outcome of selective non-operative management of penetrating abdominal injuries from the North American National Trauma Database

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 155-164

  Nabeel Zafar, S ^a   Rushing, A ^b   Haut, E R ^b   Kisat, M T ^a   Villegas, C V ^b   Chi, A ^b   Stevens, K ^b   Efron, D T ^b   Zafar, H ^a   Haider, A H ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; STAB WOUND; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, STAB; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84555195344     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7735     Document Type: Article

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