The song remains the same although the instruments are changing: complications following selective non-operative management of blunt spleen trauma: A retrospective review of patients at a level I trauma centre from 1996 to 2007

Journal of Trauma Management and Outcomes

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Clancy, Aisling A ^a,b   Tiruta, Corina ^c   Ashman, Dianne ^c   Ball, Chad G ^c,d   Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^c,d,e,f  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Regional Trauma Services   (Canada)

^d Departments of Surgery   (Canada)

^e Critical Care Medicine   (Canada)

^f FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angiography; Diagnostic imaging; Resuscitation; Splenic injury; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863882664     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17522897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-2897-6-4     Document Type: Article

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