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Ultrasound in the evaluation and management of blunt abdominal trauma
K E Nordenholz1, M A Rubin, G G Gularte
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Annals of Emergency Medicine
|March 1, 1997
Abstract:
Failure to detect intraabdominal injury in the patient with blunt trauma may result in significant morbidity and mortality. The diagnosis of abdominal injury remains a clinical challenge. Presented here is a review of recent literature comparing ultrasound with diagnostic peritoneal lavage and computed tomography in the evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma.