TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1984//
TI  - Penetrating stab injuries of the chest and abdomen
JO  - Injury
A1  - Lambrianides, A. L.
A1  - Rosin, R. D.
SP  - 300
EP  - 303
VL  - 15
IS  - 5
N2  - A retrospective review was carried out of 100 consecutive patients with penetrating stab injuries of the chest and/or abdomen, requiring admission to hospital. Laparotomies were performed in 44 patients, while a further 7 were subjected to thoracotomy. Only 1 patient died, and this was a case of combined thoraco-abdominal injury. There was an annual increase in the numbers of such injuries, which were particularly prevalent in young, unemployed persons, often under the influence of alcohol.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-1383
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -