[Results of conservative treatment for solid abdominal organ trauma]

Ulus Travma Derg. 2001 Oct;7(4):224-30.
[Article in Turkish]

Abstract

We analyzed 59 cases of intraabdominal solid organ injury treated at the Surgical Emergency Service of Istanbul Medical School between January 1996 and January 2001. Fifty-six of these cases suffered blunt and 3 penetrating trauma. Twenty-three cases had injuries involving the liver, 14 spleen, 5 kidney, 6 liver and spleen, 6 liver and kidney, 6 spleen and kidney and four liver and kidney. In 4 of splenic and 5 of hepatic injuries Grade IV injuries were detected. Among the cases, 21% were Grade I, 45% were Grade II, 19% were Grade III, and 15% were Grade IV. Associated injuries were: head trauma in 34 cases (57.6%--Glasgow Coma Score under 7 in 6 cases), thoracic trauma in 19 cases (32%), pelvic fracture in 6 cases (10%), vertebral compression fracture in 3 cases (5%). One patient with splenic (Grade III) and hepatic (Grade II) injury, and one patient with Grade IV splenic injury required surgery during close follow-up due to hemodynamic instability. Our failure rate for conservative treatment of solid organ injuries is 3.3%. Three patients with polytrauma in the ICU died (5% mortality rate). Conservative management in solid organ injuries is gaining more popularity every day. Our work, and current studies accept physiologic parameters in the follow-up of solid organ injuries. Conservative treatment guided with hemodynamic stability, accounts almost a 98% success rate.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Injuries / epidemiology*
  • Abdominal Injuries / etiology
  • Abdominal Injuries / mortality
  • Abdominal Injuries / therapy*
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Decision Trees
  • Emergency Treatment / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Kidney / injuries
  • Liver / injuries
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Spleen / injuries
  • Trauma Severity Indices
  • Turkey / epidemiology
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / epidemiology*
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / etiology
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / mortality
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / therapy*