Delayed splenic rupture
| Autor: | Ruth L. S. Miller |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
Advanced and Specialized Nursing
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors business.industry fungi food and beverages Spleen Abdominal cavity Splenic Rupture Emergency Nursing Critical Care Nursing medicine.disease Surgery Blunt medicine.anatomical_structure Ruptured spleen Splenectomy Medicine Humans business Nursing Assessment |
| Zdroj: | Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses. 2(3) |
| ISSN: | 1078-7496 |
| Popis: | Due to its location in the abdominal cavity, the spleen is a prime target for damage from blunt injury. Splenic rupture can occur immediately or it can be delayed up to 14 days following injury. A case report is presented involving a patient who sustained a ruptured spleen 2 weeks following an altercation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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