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| K K NagySummaryAffiliation: Rush University Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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A method of determining peritoneal penetration in gunshot wounds to the abdomenK K Nagy
Department of Trauma, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA
J Trauma 43:242-5; discussion 245-6. 1997..This study was undertaken to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) in the determination of peritoneal penetration for patients who sustain GSWA...
The utility of head computed tomography after minimal head injuryK K Nagy
Department of Trauma, Cook County Hospital, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
J Trauma 46:268-70. 1999..To determine if patients who present with a history of loss of consciousness who are neurologically intact (minimal head injury) should be managed with head computed tomography (CT), observation, or both...
Optimal prosthetic for acute replacement of the abdominal wallK K Nagy
Department of Trauma, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA
J Trauma 47:529-32. 1999..To compare two prostheses for use in acute abdominal wall replacement in the presence and absence of peritonitis...
Evisceration after abdominal stab wounds: is laparotomy required?K Nagy
Department of Trauma, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA
J Trauma 47:622-4; discussion 624-6. 1999..To determine the incidence of intra-abdominal injury requiring laparotomy after an abdominal stab wound with evisceration. To identify clinical signs that increase the likelihood of an intra-abdominal injury in the presence of such a wound...
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of blunt aortic injury: an EAST Practice Management Guidelines Work GroupK Nagy
Department of Trauma, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA
J Trauma 48:1128-43. 2000..If prompt repair is not feasible because of other injuries or comorbidities, medical control of blood pressure is warranted in the interim...
Determining which patients require evaluation for blunt cardiac injury following blunt chest traumaK K Nagy
Department of Trauma, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
World J Surg 25:108-11. 2001..ECHO adds nothing as a screening test...
Computed tomography screens stable patients at risk for penetrating cardiac injuryK K Nagy
Department of Trauma, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
Acad Emerg Med 3:1024-7. 1996..To determine the accuracy of CT of the chest in diagnosing the presence of cardiac injury in stable patients with penetrating chest injuries...
Experience with over 2500 diagnostic peritoneal lavagesK K Nagy
The Department of Trauma, Cook County Hospital, IL, Chicago 60612, USA
Injury 31:479-82. 2000..It can be performed either open or closed with comparable results. We recommend its use in the evaluation of both blunt and penetrating trauma...
