@article{4f2e0d3a923345908dd8ce3704ce7866,
title = "Selective management of blunt abdominal trauma in children--the triage role of peritoneal lavage.",
author = "Steven Rothenberg and Moore, \{Ernest E.\} and Marx, \{John A.\} and Moore, \{Frederick A.\} and Mccroskey, \{Brian L.\} and McCroskey, \{Brian L.\}",
note = "The evolution of selective laparotomy in children sustaining blunt abdominal trauma has been highly controversial. This report describes our experience and policy change during this transitional period. Emergency laparotomies performed in the pediatric age group (less than 14 yr) between 1980 and 1984, based on peritoneal lavage, were reviewed.",
year = "1987",
month = oct,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1097/00005373-198710000-00001",
language = "American English",
volume = "27",
journal = "Journal of Trauma-injury Infection and Critical Care",
number = "10",
}