Successful nonoperative management of the most severe blunt renal injuries: a multicenter study of the research consortium of New England Centers for Trauma.

der Wilden GM, van; GC, Velmahos; DK, Joseph; L, Jacobs; MG, Debusk; CA, Adams; R, Gross; B, Burkott; S, Agarwal; AA, Maung; DC, Johnson; J, Gates; E, Kelly; Y, Michaud; WE, Charash; RJ, Winchell; SE, Desjardins; MS, Rosenblatt; S, Gupta; M, Gaeta; Y, Chang; Moya MA, de

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.2747

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Successful nonoperative management of the most severe blunt renal injuries: a multicenter study of the research consortium of New England Centers for Trauma.

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van der Wilden GM

Velmahos GC

Joseph DK

Abstract

Importance Severe renal injuries after blunt trauma cause diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for the treating clinicians. The need for an operative vs a nonoperative approach is debated.Objective To determine the rate, causes, predictors, and consequences of failure of nonoperative management (NO...

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