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Abdominal & Pelvis Trauma

  1. Agolini SF, Shah K, Jaffe J, et al. Arterial embolization is a rapid and effective technique for controlling pelvic fracture hemorrhage. J Trauma 1997;43(3):395–399.

  2. Anderson PA, Rivara FP, Maier RV, et al. The epidemiology of seat belt–associated injuries. J Trauma 1991;31:60–67.

  3. Aquilera PA, Choi T, Durham BH. Ultrasound- aided supra-pubic cystostomy catheter placement in the emergency department. J Emerg Med 2004;26(3):319–321.

  4. Ball CG, Jafri SM, Kirkpatrick AW, et al. Traumatic urethral injuries: does the digital rectal examination really help us? Injury 2009Sep;40(9):984–986.

  5. Ballard RB, Rozycki GS, Newman PG, et al. An algorithm to reduce the incidence of false- negative FAST examinations in patients at high risk for occult injury. J Am Coll Surg 1999;189(2):145–150.

  6. Boulanger BR, Milzman D, Mitchell K, et al.. Body habitus as a predictor of injury pattern after blunt trauma. J Trauma 1992;33:228–232.

  7.  Boyle EM, Maier RV, Salazar JD, et al. Diagnosis of injuries after stab wounds to the back and flank. J Trauma 1997;42(2):260–265.

  8. Como JJ, Bokhari F, Chiu WC, et al. Practice management guidelines for selective nonoperative management of penetrating abdominal trauma. J Trauma 2010Mar;68(3):721–733.

  9. Cothren CC, Osborn PM, Moore EE, et al. Preperitoneal pelvic packing for hemodyna- mically unstable pelvic fracture: a paradigm shift. J Trauma 2007;2(4):834–842.

  10. Cryer HM, Miller FB, Evers BM, et al. Pelvic fracture classification: correlation with hemorrhage. J Trauma 1988;28:973–980.

  11. Dalal SA, Burgess AR, Siegel JH, et al. Pelvic fracture in multiple trauma: classification by mechanism is key to pattern of organ injury, resuscitative requirements, and outcome. J Trauma 1989;29:981–1002.

  12. Demetriades D, Rabinowitz B, Sofianos C, et al. The management of penetrating injuries of the back: a prospective study of 230 patients. Ann Surg 1988;207:72–74.

  13. Dischinger PC, Cushing BM, Kerns TJ. Injury patterns associated with direction of impact: drivers admitted to trauma centers. J Trauma 1993;35:454–459.

  14. Ditillo M, Pandit V, Rhee P, et al. Morbid obesity predisposes trauma patients to worse outcomes: a National Trauma Data Bank analysis. J Trauma 2014Jan;76(1):176–179. 

  15. Esposito TJ, Ingraham A, Luchette FA, et al. Reasons to omit digital rectal exam in trau- ma patients: no fingers, no rectum, no useful additional information. J Trauma 2005Dec; 59(6):1314–1319.

  16. Fabian TC, Croce MA. Abdominal trauma, including indications for laparotomy. In: Mattox LK, Feliciano DV, Moore EE, eds. Trauma. East Norwalk, CT: Appleton & Lange; 2000: 583–602.

  17. Felder S, Margel D, Murrell Z, et al. Usefulness of bowel sound auscultation: a prospective evaluation. J Surg Educ 2014;71(5):768–773.

  18. Holmes JF, Harris D, Battistella FD. Performance of abdominal ultrasonography in blunt trauma patients with out-of-hospital or emergency department hypotension. Ann Emerg Med 2004;43(3):354–361.

  19. Huizinga WK, Baker LW, Mtshali ZW. Selective management of abdominal and thoracic stab wounds with established peritoneal penetration: the eviscerated omentum. Am J Surg 1987;153:564–568.

  20. Johnson MH, Chang A, Brandes SB. The value of digital rectal examination in assessing for pelvic fracture-associated urethral injury: what defines a high-riding or non-palpable prostate? J Trauma 2013Nov;75(5):913–915.

  21. Knudson MM, McAninch JW, Gomez R. Hematuria as a predictor of abdominal injury after blunt trauma. Am J Surg 1992;164(5):482–486.

  22. Koraitim MM. Pelvic fracture urethral injuries: the unresolved controversy. J Urol 1999;161(5):1433–1441.

  23. Liu M, Lee C, Veng F. Prospective comparison of diagnostic peritoneal lavage, computed tomographic scanning, and ultrasonography for the diagnosis of blunt abdominal trauma. J Trauma 1993;35:267–270. 

  24. Liu T, Chen JJ, Bai XJ, et al. The effect of obesity on outcomes in trauma patients: a meta-analysis. Injury 2013 Sep;44(9):1145–1152.

  25. McCarthy MC, Lowdermilk GA, Canal DF, et al. Prediction of injury caused by penetrating wounds to the abdomen, flank, and back. Arch Surg 1991;26:962–966.

  26. Mendez C, Gubler KD, Maier RV. Diagnostic accuracy of peritoneal lavage in patients with pelvic fractures. Arch Surg 1994;129(5):477–481. 

  27. Meyer DM, Thal ER, Weigelt JA, et al. The role of abdominal CT in the evaluation of stab wounds to the back. J Trauma 1989;29: 1226–1230.

  28. Miller KS, McAnnich JW. Radiographic assess- ment of renal trauma: our 15-year experience. J Urol 1995;154(2 Pt 1):352–355.

  29. O’Malley E, Boyle E, O’Callaghan A, et al. Role of laparoscopy in penetrating abdominal trauma: a systematic review. World J Surg 2013 Jan;37(1):113–122.

  30. Osborn PM, Smith WR, Moore EE, et al. Direct retroperitoneal pelvic packing versus pelvic angiography: a comparison of two management protocols for haemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures.. Injury 2009Jan;40(1): 54–60.

  31. Osborne Z, Rowitz B. Moore H, et al. Obesity in trauma: outcomes and disposition trends. Am J Surg 2014 207(3):387–392; discussion 391–392.

  32. Phillips T, Sclafani SJA, Goldstein A, et al. Use of the contrast-enhanced CT enema in the management of penetrating trauma to the flank and back. J Trauma 1986;26:593–601.

  33. Poblemann T, Gasslen A, Hufner T, et al. Extraperitoneal packing at laparotomy. Presented at OTA-AAST Annual meeting Oct 12–14, 2000, San Antonio, Texas.

  34. Reid AB, Letts RM, Black GB. Pediatric chance fractures: association with intraabdominal in- juries and seat belt use. J Trauma 1990;30:384–391.

  35. Robin AP, Andrews JR, Lange DA, et al. Selective management of anterior abdominal stab wounds. J Trauma 1989;29:1684–1689.

  36. Routt ML Jr, Simonian PT, Swiontkowski MF. Stabilization of pelvic ring disruptions. Orthop Clin North Am 1997;28(3):369–388.

  37. Rozycki GS, Ballard RB, Feliciano DV, et al. Surgeon-performed ultrasound for the assessment of truncal injuries: lessons learned from 1540 patients. Ann Surg 1998;228(4):557–565.

  38. Rozycki GS. Abdominal ultrasonography in trauma. Surg Clin North Am 1995;75:175–191.

  39. Shackford SR, Rogers FB, Osler TM, et al. Fo- cused abdominal sonography for trauma: the learning curve of nonradiologist clinicians in detecting hemoperitoneum. J Trauma 1999;46(4): 553–562.

  40. Shlamovitz GZ, Mower WR, Bergman J, et al. How (un)useful is the pelvic ring stability examination in diagnosing mechanically unstable pelvic fractures in blunt trauma patients? J Trauma 2009;66(3):815–820.

  41. Sosa JL, Baker M, Puente I, et al. Negative laparotomy in abdominal gunshot wounds: potential impact of laparoscopy. J Trauma 1995 Feb;38(2):194–197.

  42. Takishima T, Sugimota K, Hirata M, et al. Serum amylase level on admission in the diagnosis of blunt injury to the pancreas: its significance and limitations. Ann Surg 1997;226(1): 70–76.

  43. Udobi KF, Rodriguez A, Chiu WC, Scalea TM. Role of ultrasonography in penetrating abdominal trauma: a prospective clinical study. J Trauma 2001;50(3):475–479.

  44. Ultrasound in the evaluation and management of blunt abdominal trauma. Ann Emerg Med 1997;29(3):357–366.

  45. Velmahos GC, Demetriades D, Cornwell EE 3rd. Transpelvic gunshot wounds: routine laparotomy or selective management? World J Surg 1998 Oct; 22(10):1034–1038.

  46. Zantut LF, Ivatury RR, Smith RS, et al. Diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy for penetrating abdominal trauma: a multicenter experience. J Trauma 1997;42(5):825–829. 

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