Epidemiology of modern battlefield colorectal trauma: A review of 977 coalition casualties

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 6 SUPPL. 5, 2012, Pages

  Glasgow, Sean C ^a   Steele, Scott R ^c   Duncan, James E ^d   Rasmussen, Todd E ^b  

^a SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon and rectal trauma; epidemiology; fecal diversion; military; mortality

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; BATTLE INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON INJURY; COLOSTOMY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FACE INJURY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTUM INJURY; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; THORAX INJURY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; BLAST INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; COLON; COLOSTOMY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; IRAQ; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871235644     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182754759     Document Type: Review

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