title: Diversion defended--military colon trauma.
authors.affiliation: Norman M. Rich Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA. dwelling@usuhs.mil
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Welling
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hutton
authors.forename: Stanley L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Minken
authors.forename: Ronald J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Place
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Burris
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003106:Colon / Q000293:injuries*; D003125:Colostomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000592:standards; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D008889:Military Personnel; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014857:Warfare