Liver injury in children : causes, patterns and outcomes

Compares the causes, patterns and outcomes of hepatic trauma in children with those in adults. Conducts a retrospective audit of a five-year period from 1996 of adults and children admitted to Christchurch Hospital with liver injuries. Records and analyses details of age, mechanism of injury, injury...

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Veröffentlicht in:	New Zealand medical journal 2003-07, Vol.116 (1178), p.U515-U515
1. Verfasser:	Wakeman, Christopher
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Traffic - mortality Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Bicycles Bicycling - injuries Child Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Epidemiology Female Health and hygiene Humans Infant Injuries Injury Severity Score Liver Liver - injuries Male Medicine Middle Aged Mortality New Zealand - epidemiology Pediatrics Physiology Prognosis Retrospective Studies Wounds and injuries Wounds, Nonpenetrating - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Compares the causes, patterns and outcomes of hepatic trauma in children with those in adults. Conducts a retrospective audit of a five-year period from 1996 of adults and children admitted to Christchurch Hospital with liver injuries. Records and analyses details of age, mechanism of injury, injury severity score (ISS), radiological grade of liver injury, operations and mortality. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:	0028-8446 1175-8716 1175-8716