References
Key articles
Smyth L, Bendinelli C, Lee N, et al. WSES guidelines on blunt and penetrating bowel injury: diagnosis, investigations, and treatment. World J Emerg Surg. 2022 Mar 4;17(1):13.Full text Abstract
Como JJ, Bokhari F, Chiu WC, et al. Practice management guidelines for selective nonoperative management of penetrating abdominal trauma. J Trauma. 2010 Mar;68(3):721-33.Full text Abstract
Rossaint R, Afshari A, Bouillon B, et al. The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: sixth edition. Crit Care. 2023 Mar 1;27(1):80.Full text Abstract
American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Subcommittee (Writing Committee) on Blunt Trauma, Gerardo CJ, Blanda M, et al. Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute blunt trauma. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Oct;84(4):e25-55.Full text
Diercks DB, Mehrotra A, Nazarian DJ, et al. Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute blunt abdominal trauma. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Apr;57(4):387-404. Abstract
European Association of Urology. EAU guidelines on urological trauma. Mar 2025 [internet publication].Full text
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