Diagnosis and tactics in abdominal injuries
Arnesjö, B.; Blikra, G.; Bø, O.; Stadaas, J.O.
Annales Chirurgiae et Gynaecologiae 70(5): 264-270
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0355-9521 PMID: 7325587 Document Number: 169951
Abdominal trauma has a high priority in the diagnosis and treatment of a patient with multiple injuries. Both blunt and penetrating injuries may be isolated or multiple and they are often combined with extraabdominal trauma. A close cooperation between surgical and other specialties is often needed. Transport from a smaller hospital to a center with full diagnostic and therapeutic facilities may be advantageous.