Emergency Ultrasound Predicting the Need for Therapeutic Laparotomy among Blunt Abdominal Trauma Patients in a Sub-Saharan African Hospital

Background. The trauma burden globally accounts for high levels of mortality and morbidity. Blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) contributes significantly to this burden. Patient's evaluation for BAT remains a diagnostic challenge for emergency physicians. SSORTT gives a score that can predict the need...

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Autores principales: Musiitwa, P. C. M., Galukande, M., Bugeza, S., Wanzira, H., Wangoda, R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3943400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24688794
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/793437

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3943400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24688794
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/793437

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