Is estimated bullet trajectory a reliable predictor of severe injury? Case report of a thoraco-abdominal gunshot with a protracted trajectory managed nonoperatively

BACKGROUND: Operative management of all gunshot’s traumas carries a high rate of unwarranted interventions that are known to cause serious complications. Selective nonoperative management is thus being increasingly practiced which has reduced these avoidable interventions. Physical examination and c...

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Main Authors: Khan, Muhammad Sohaib, Khan, Bilal Masood, Naz, Sumbul, Pirzada, Muhammad Taqi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3598892/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23414905
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-63
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