Non-operative management of renal trauma in very young children: Experiences from a dedicated South African paediatric trauma unit

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1476-1481

  Tsui, Alex ^a,b   Lazarus, John ^b   Van As, A B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Non operative management; Paediatric; Renal trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; KIDNEY INJURY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA; SPLEEN INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREE;

EID: 84864267798     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.12.027     Document Type: Article

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