Variation in Specialists’ Reported Hospitalization Practices of Children Sustaining Blunt Abdominal Trauma

Variation in Specialists’ Reported Hospitalization Practices of Children Sustaining Blunt Abdominal Trauma

Introduction: Children with blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) are often hospitalized despite no intervention. We identified factors associated with emergency department (ED) disposition of children with BAT and differing computed tomography (CT) findings.Methods: We surveyed pediatric and general emergen...

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Main Authors: Sokolove, Peter E, Kuppermann, Nathan, Vance, Cheryl W, Lee, Moon O, Morris, Beth A, Holmes, James F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2013-02-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
blunt abdominal trauma
pediatric
hospitalization
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/9dn6w5p6#

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