Incidence, patterns, and factors predicting mortality of abdominal injuries in trauma patients

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 129-134

  Gad, Mohammad A ^a   Saber, Aly ^b   Farrag, Shereif ^a   Shams, Mohamed E ^a   Ellabban, Goda M ^a  

^a Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

^b Port Fouad General Hospital   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Abdominal injuries; Incidence; Mortality; Patterns; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BREATHING RATE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY DELAY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 84858432071     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.93889     Document Type: Article

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