title: Serum amylase determination and blunt abdominal trauma.
abstract: To determine the value of serum amylase sampling as an indicator of intra-abdominal injury, the records of 940 consecutive victims of blunt trauma were retrospectively reviewed. The sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value were poor in the determination of intra-abdominal injury, whether accompanied by craniofacial injury or not. It was concluded that routine serum amylase determination is of no value in the clinical management of the patient suffering blunt injury.
authors.affiliation: UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey 08103.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mure
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Josloff
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rothberg
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: O'Malley
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood*; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000681:Amylases