Selective Nonoperative Management of Abdominal Gunshot Wounds from Heresy to Adoption: A Multicenter Study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCoNECT)

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5733470	Journal of the American College of Surgeons	2017	30 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Selective nonoperative management of abdominal gunshot wounds, despite being a heresy only a few years ago, has now been established as an acceptable method of management inÂ Level I and II trauma centers in New England.

Keywords

ISS AIS GCs SNOM operating room emergency department Glasgow coma scale abbreviated injury score Injury severity score

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Selective Nonoperative Management of Abdominal Gunshot Wounds from Heresy to Adoption: A Multicenter Study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCoNECT)

Authors

Thomas MD, George MD, MPH, FACS, Jielin BA, Reginald MD, FACS, Barbara RN, Adrian A. MD, FACS, Dirk C. MD, FACS, Noelle MD, Heath MD, Ali MD, FACS, Elizabeth MPH, Jon D. MD, FACS, Eric N. MD, Ronen MD, FACS, Maryam B. MD, Nikolay MD, FACS,