Selective angiographic embolization of blunt splenic traumatic injuries in adults decreases failure rate of nonoperative management

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1127-1134

  Bhullar, Indermeet S ^a   Frykberg, Eric R ^a   Siragusa, Daniel ^a   Chesire, David ^a   Paul, Julia ^a   Tepas III, Joseph J ^a   Kerwin, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioembolization; Blunt splenic trauma; Contrast blush

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOEMBOLIZATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLUNT TRAUMA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLEEN INJURY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPLEEN; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 84864535561     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182569849     Document Type: Article

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