Role of plasma ammonia level in detecting intra-abdominal hemorrhage following blunt abdominal trauma

Background: Blunt abdominal injury is a leading cause of death in trauma patients. A reliable test predicting intra-abdominal hemorrhage would be a novel method. The study objective was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of plasma ammonia in detection of intra-abdominal bleeding in patients with blun...

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Main Authors: Davood Farsi, Ali Akbar Khademi Fadaki, Nahid Kianmehr, Saeed Abbasi, Mahdi Rezai, Mohammad Marashi, Mani Mofidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=11;spage=1080;epage=1085;aulast=Farsi