Abdominal Injury

A Case of Abdominal Injury

Critical concepts in abdominal injury.

Missed intra-abdominal injuries are among the most frequent causes of potentially preventable trauma deaths. The evaluation and management of abdominal trauma is dependant on multiple factors, including mechanism of injury, location of injury, hemodynamic status of the patient, neurologic status of the patient, associated injuries, and institutional resources.

A Case of Abdominal Injury

was a boy of normal development, who was fully conscious, who was not groaning with pain, but who preferred to sit in a cramped up position. Examination revealed no external evidence of injury, such as a scratch or discolouration due to bruising of a muscle. The patient could not indicate the exact position on the abdomen where he was kicked, but in the left epigastrium he pointed out a small a...

The Utility of Ultrasound and Laboratory Data for Predicting Intra-abdominal Injury among Children with Blunt Abdominal Trauma

Background: Children with blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) can be risk stratified for intra-abdominal injury (IAI) through a combination of readily accessible clinical variables. The aim of this study was to identify ultrasound and laboratory studies that accurately identify IAI while limiting unnecessary CT-scan among children without injury. Materials and Methods We conducted a prospective, obse...

Correlating abdominal pain and intra-abdominal injury in patients with blunt abdominal trauma

background A thorough history and physical examination in patients with blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) is important to safely exclude clinically significant intra-abdominal injury (IAI). We seek to evaluate a correlation between self-reported abdominal pain, abdominal tenderness on examination and IAI discovered on CT or during exploratory laparotomy. Methods This retrospective analysis assessed ...

A Case of Accidental Abdominal Injury

On 4th April, 1925, at 3 p.m. I was called up to see a woman, aged 55, with an abdominal injury caused by the horn of a bullock; the accident had occurred in the early morning. I reached the place in the evening at 6 p.m. and found the woman in good condition (pulse and temperature normal). I found that the intestines had come out through the crescentic tear and were wrapped in a piece of dirty...