Abstract
Background: Although relatively uncommon, traumatic pancreatic injury is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The objectives of this review were to validate the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma organ injury grading system for pancreatic injury by defining its relationship to subsequent morbidity and to characterize the independent predictors of postoperative complications.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 898-905 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Trauma |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Abdominal trauma
- Pancreatic fistula
- Pancreatic trauma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
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Predictors of morbidity after traumatic pancreatic injury. / Kao, Lillian S.; Bulger, Eileen M.; Parks, David L.; Byrd, Gregory F.; Jurkovich, Gregory.
In: Journal of Trauma, Vol. 55, No. 5, 01.01.2003, p. 898-905.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Predictors of morbidity after traumatic pancreatic injury
AU - Kao, Lillian S.
AU - Bulger, Eileen M.
AU - Parks, David L.
AU - Byrd, Gregory F.
AU - Jurkovich, Gregory
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - Background: Although relatively uncommon, traumatic pancreatic injury is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The objectives of this review were to validate the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma organ injury grading system for pancreatic injury by defining its relationship to subsequent morbidity and to characterize the independent predictors of postoperative complications.
AB - Background: Although relatively uncommon, traumatic pancreatic injury is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The objectives of this review were to validate the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma organ injury grading system for pancreatic injury by defining its relationship to subsequent morbidity and to characterize the independent predictors of postoperative complications.
KW - Abdominal trauma
KW - Pancreatic fistula
KW - Pancreatic trauma
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JO - Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
JF - Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
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