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Blunt Abdominal Trauma Patients Are at Very Low Risk for Intra-Abdominal Injury after Emergency Department Observation

INTRODUCTION: Patients are commonly admitted to the hospital for observation following blunt abdominal trauma (BAT), despite initially negative emergency department (ED) evaluations. With the current use of screening technology, such as computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis, ultrasound,...

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Autores principales: Kendall, John L, Kestler, Andrew M, Whitaker, Kurt T, Adkisson, Mette-Margrethe, Haukoos, Jason S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3236146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22224146
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2010.11.2016