Base Deficit as an Indicator of Significant Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Background: Blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among trauma patients. Base deficit (BD) has been proposed as an early available tool alongside focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) in the screening of patients suspected to have BAT and also t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Surgical Society of Kenya
2017-07-01
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Series: | The Annals of African Surgery |
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Online Access: | https://www.annalsofafricansurgery.com/base-deficit-as-an-indicator-of-sig |