Accuracy of Computed Tomography in Diagnosis of Intra-abdominal Injuries in Stable Patients With Anterior Abdominal Stab Wounds: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

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Workup for patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) following an anterior abdominal stab wound (AASW) has been debated since the 1960s. Experts agree that patients with peritonitis, evisceration, or hemodynamic instability should undergo immediate laparotomy (LAP); however, workup of stable, asymptomatic or nonperitoneal patients is not clearly defined.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Acad Emerg Med

Title: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN (Electronic): 1553-2712

ISSN (Print): 1069-6563

Publication date (Electronic): July 2018

Volume: 25

Issue: 7

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[1 ] Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.

[2 ] Department of Emergency Medicine, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY.

[3 ] Division of Surgical Critical Care/Department of Surgery, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.

[4 ] Department of Surgery, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY.

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DOI: 10.1111/acem.13380

PubMed ID: 29369452

SO-VID: 268082dd-b3e8-4060-b820-604b82a23ea2

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