Management of intestinal injury in deployed UK hospitals

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 370-373

  Fries, C A ^a   Penn Barwell, J ^b   Tai, N R M ^c   Hodgetts, T J ^d   Midwinter, M J ^e   Bowley, D M ^f  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Royal Centre of Defence Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTESTINE; LAPAROTOMY; MILITARY MEDICINE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOLDIER; UNITED KINGDOM; WAR;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BLAST INJURIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INTESTINES; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; LAPAROTOMY; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857939166     PISSN: 00358665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-157-04-04     Document Type: Article

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