A historical review of penetrating abdominal trauma

Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2006 Sep;18(3):387-401. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2006.05.007.

Abstract

The course of history changed because of the deaths of these two men. Although the world doesn't remember Chester Allan Arthur (JAG's Vice President), Theodore Roosevelt became one of our most popular presidents. Neither president's injuries were life-threatening, but they died of postoperative complications. The technology and treatment used for penetrating abdominal trauma have changed tremendously over the past 100 years. Both presidents would survive if they sustained their injuries today.

Publication types

  • Biography
  • Historical Article
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Injuries* / diagnosis
  • Abdominal Injuries* / history
  • Abdominal Injuries* / therapy
  • Famous Persons
  • History, 16th Century
  • History, 18th Century
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Wounds, Gunshot / diagnosis
  • Wounds, Gunshot / history
  • Wounds, Gunshot / therapy
  • Wounds, Penetrating* / diagnosis
  • Wounds, Penetrating* / history
  • Wounds, Penetrating* / therapy

Personal name as subject

  • James A Garfield
  • William McKinley