Combat management of splenic injury: Trends during a decade of conflict

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Zonies, David ^a   Eastridge, Brian ^b  

^a LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^b Institute for Surgical Research   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical practice guideline; combat; military; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BATTLE INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLENECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BLAST INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864615569     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31826061fc     Document Type: Conference Paper

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