Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5651165 | The American Journal of Emergency Medicine | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Dipstick urinalysis was neither adequately specific nor sensitive for predicting abdominal injury and should thus not be used as a key assessment component in patients suffering from blunt abdominal trauma, with physical exam and vital sign assessment the preferred choice.
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Authors
F. Moustafa, C. Loze, B. Pereira, MA. Vaz, L. Caumon, C. Perrier, J. Schmidt,