Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of isolated small bowel perforations after blunt abdominal injury in low income settings: Analysis of twenty three new cases

Injury

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 141-145

  Chichom Mefire, Alain ^a   Weledji, Patrick Elroy ^a   Verla, Vincent Siysi ^a   Lidwine, Nsen Mbuh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^b Regional Hospital   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Abdominal blunt trauma; Delay; Diagnosis; Isolated small bowel injury; Low income setting; Management

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FISTULA; INTESTINE RESECTION; ISOLATED SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERITONITIS; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION; SPLEEN RUPTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPLICATION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; TIME; UTILIZATION; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMEROON; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; PERITONITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIANS; POVERTY AREAS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 84889100119     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.02.022     Document Type: Article

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