Consultation for 'dead gut': who needs an emergent exploratory laparotomy?

Am Surg. 2014 Jun;80(6):624-7.

Authors

Kazuhide Matsushima¹, Eleanor R Goldwasser, Eric W Schaefer, William Sangster, Scott B Armen, Matthew C Indeck

Affiliation

¹ Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.

PMID: 24887805

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Emergency Medical Services / methods*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Intestines / blood supply*
Ischemia / diagnostic imaging*
Ischemia / surgery
Laparotomy*
Multidetector Computed Tomography / methods*
Referral and Consultation*
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors