Evaluation for intra-abdominal injury in children after blunt torso trauma: Can we reduce unnecessary abdominal computed tomography by utilizing a clinical prediction model?

  • Christian J. Streck
  • , Brent M. Jewett
  • , Amy H. Wahlquist
  • , Peter S. Gutierrez
  • , W. Scott Russell

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)371-376
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Volume73
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2012

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Surgery
  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Keywords

  • blunt abdominal trauma
  • Children
  • clinical prediction model
  • CT scan
  • intra-abdominal injury

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