Management of Penetrating Abdominal Trauma in the Conflict Environment: The Role of Computed Tomography Scanning

Background Computed tomography (CT) scanning is a vital imaging technique in selecting patients for nonoperative management of civilian penetrating abdominal trauma. This has reduced the rate of nontherapeutic laparotomies and associated complications. Battlefield abdominal injuries conventionally m...

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Published in:	World journal of surgery Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 27 - 33
Main Authors:	Morrison, Jonathan J., Clasper, Jon C., Gibb, Iain, Midwinter, Mark
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer-Verlag 2011 Springer‐Verlag Springer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Abdominal Injuries - diagnostic imaging Abdominal Injuries - surgery Abdominal Surgery Abdominal Trauma Adolescent Adult Afghan Campaign 2001 Aged Biological and medical sciences Cardiac Surgery Child Child, Preschool Female General aspects General Surgery Gunshot Wound Humans Infant Injuries of the abdomen. Foreign bodies of the digestive system Injury Severity Score Laparotomy Male Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Nonoperative Management Patient Selection Retrospective Studies Revise Trauma Score Solid Organ Injury Surgery Survival Rate Thoracic Surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents Vascular Surgery Wounds, Penetrating - diagnostic imaging Wounds, Penetrating - surgery Gunshot Wound Revise Trauma Score Abdominal Trauma Solid Organ Injury Nonoperative Management Abdominal trauma Scanning Radiodiagnosis Penetrating injury Medicine Clinical management Treatment Conflict Abdominal disease Surgery Medical imagery Environment Computerized axial tomography
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