A multi faceted quality improvement programme results in improved outcomes for the selective non-operative management of penetrating abdominal trauma in a developing world trauma centre

Injury

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 327-332

  Laing, G L ^a   Skinner, D L ^a   Bruce, J L ^a   Bekker, W ^a   Oosthuizen, G V ^a   Clarke, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Penetrating abdominal trauma; Selective non operative management

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EVISCERATION; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OMENTUM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; SCHOOL CHILD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; INJURIES; INJURY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; WOUNDS, STAB; YOUNG ADULT;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OMENTUM; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; WOUNDS, STAB; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889100490     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.08.021     Document Type: Article

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