|
COPYRIGHT 2005 International Medical News Group
TUCSON, ARIZ. -- Nonoperative management of severe blunt liver injuries appears to be the best strategy of caring for hemodynamically stable patients, according to findings from a retrospective review of 561 patients.
Choosing between nonoperative and operative treatment schemes seems to make a difference, however, only in patients with the most severe liver injuries, A. Britton Christmas, M.D., reported at the annual meeting of the Central Surgical Association.
Prior to the 1990s, physicians...
Read the full article for free courtesy of your local library.
|
Bookmark this article
Print this article
Link to this article
Email this article
Digg It!
Add to del.icio.us
RSS
