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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Main Authors: Daniel Ojuka, Daniel Mukhwana Nyongesa, Peter Mungai Ngugi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Surgical Society of Kenya 2017-07-01
Series:The Annals of African Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.annalsofafricansurgery.com/base-deficit-as-an-indicator-of-sig