SURGICAL SYMPOSIUM CONTRIBUTION Management Guidelines for Penetrating Abdominal Trauma

Practice management guidelines for selective nonoperative management of penetrating abdominal trauma.

BACKGROUND : Although there is no debate that patients with peritonitis or hemodynamic instability should undergo urgent laparotomy after penetrating injury to the abdomen, it is also clear that certain stable patients without peritonitis may be managed without operation. The practice of deciding which patients may not need surgery after penetrating abdominal wounds has been termed selective ma...

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Abstract: In penetrating abdominal trauma, injury to the inferior vena cava is rare but continues to pose a taxing problem for the trauma surgeon. Despite the improved preoperative care and surgical skills, mortality rates for IVC injuries are still high. The most important factors, which play a significant role in mortality, are presence of shock on admission, the anatomical level of vena cava...

Practice management guidelines for prophylactic antibiotic use in penetrating abdominal trauma: the EAST Practice Management Guidelines Work Group.

The role of laparoscopy in abdominal trauma – review of the literature

The necessity of urgent explorative laparotomy as a standard procedure in the treatment of abdominal penetrating wounds is controversial. Mandatory surgical intervention for penetrating abdominal trauma yields a high rate of negative laparotomies in the absence of visceral injuries. Laparoscopy is an alternative diagnostic procedure inspecting the peritoneum for signs of perforation and excludi...

C Management guidelines for pen etrating abdominal trauma

Current Opinion in Critical Care 2010, 16:609–617 Purpose of review Patients with penetrating abdominal trauma are at risk of harboring life-threatening injuries. Many patients are in need of emergent operative intervention. However, there are clearly patients who can be safely managed nonoperatively. This review evaluates the literature to identify management guidelines for patients with penet...