title: Ultrasound in the evaluation and management of blunt abdominal trauma.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Nordenholz
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Gularte
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000465:Algorithms; D018849:Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D010533:Peritoneal Lavage; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*