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Surgical Emergencies in Children

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Initial stabilisation of the vitals is important followed by prompt surgical referral.

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  1. Stanley Medical College, Chennai, 600001, Tamilnadu, India

    Shanthi Sangareddi MD, DCH

  2. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Lanesborough Wing, St. George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT, UK

    Saravanakumar Paramalingam FRCS (Paed Surg) & Zahid Mukhtar FRCS (Paed Surg)

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    Suresh S David

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Sangareddi, S., Paramalingam, S., Mukhtar, Z. (2016). Surgical Emergencies in Children. In: David, S. (eds) Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2713-7_15

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