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      Isolated free fluid on abdominal computed tomography in blunt trauma: watch and wait or operate?

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          Isolated free fluid (FF) on abdominal CT in stable blunt trauma patients can indicate the presence of hollow viscus injury. No criteria exist to differentiate treatment by operative exploration vs observation. The goals of this study were to determine the incidence of isolated FF and to identify factors that discriminate between patients who should undergo operative exploration vs observation.

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          Journal
          J. Am. Coll. Surg.
          Journal of the American College of Surgeons
          Elsevier BV
          1879-1190
          1072-7515
          Oct 2014
          : 219
          : 4
          Affiliations
          [1 ] University of California San Francisco, Fresno, Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, CA. Electronic address: lgonser@fresno.ucsf.edu.
          [2 ] University of California San Francisco, Fresno, Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, CA.
          Article
          S1072-7515(14)00443-8
          10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.04.020
          25127510
          44d613ef-3577-48a4-88df-c7db1885bd49
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