Liver function tests in children with blunt abdominal traumas

Karam, Oliver Laurent; La Scala, Giorgio; Le Coultre, Claude Pierrette; Chardot, Christophe

doi:10.1055/s-2007-965533

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English

Liver function tests in children with blunt abdominal traumas

ContributorsKaram, Oliver Laurent; La Scala, Giorgio

; Le Coultre, Claude Pierrette; Chardot, Christophe

Published inEuropean journal of pediatric surgery, vol. 17, no. 5, p. 313-316

Publication date2007

Abstract

Previous studies have suggested that there are cut-off values for liver function tests (LFTs) beneath which significant liver injury can be excluded after blunt abdominal trauma in children. Our objective is to test this hypothesis in our patient population.

Keywords

Abdominal Injuries/blood/diagnosis
Alanine Transaminase/blood
Aspartate Aminotransferases/blood
Child
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Liver/injuries
Liver Function Tests
Male
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Trauma Severity Indices
Ultrasonography, Doppler
Wounds, Nonpenetrating/blood/diagnosis

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

Citation (ISO format)

KARAM, Oliver Laurent et al. Liver function tests in children with blunt abdominal traumas. In: European journal of pediatric surgery, 2007, vol. 17, n° 5, p. 313–316. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-965533

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PID : unige:44532
DOI : 10.1055/s-2007-965533
PMID : 17968786

Journal ISSN0939-7248

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Liver function tests in children with blunt abdominal traumas

Previous studies have suggested that there are cut-off values for liver function tests (LFTs) beneath which significant liver injury can be excluded after blunt abdominal trauma in children. Our objective is to test this hypothesis in our patient population.

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