Non-operative management of blunt abdominal solid organ trauma in adult patients

Despite agreement in the literature that "stable" blunt trauma patients may be managed conservatively, in Egypt many such patients receive operative management. This paper presents the results of a pragmatic, prospective, observational study to evaluate outcomes of non-operative (NOP) vers...

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Published in:African Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020-09, Vol.10 (3), p.123-126
Main Authors: Ibrahim, Wesam, Mousa, Gamal, Hirshon, Jon Mark, El-Shinawi, Mohamed, Mowafi, Hani
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blunt abdominal trauma
Non-operative management
Operative
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Solid organs
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Summary:Despite agreement in the literature that "stable" blunt trauma patients may be managed conservatively, in Egypt many such patients receive operative management. This paper presents the results of a pragmatic, prospective, observational study to evaluate outcomes of non-operative (NOP) versus operative (OP) management of blunt abdominal solid organ trauma in hemodynamically stable adults admitted to Tanta University Emergency Hospital (TUH) in Egypt. A prospective observational study enrolled adult blunt abdominal trauma patients with solid organ injury at TUH over a 3-year period (June 2014-June 2017). Inclusion criteria were age ≥18 yr, mean arterial pressure >65 mm Hg, heart rate
ISSN:2211-419X
2211-4203
DOI:10.1016/j.afjem.2020.02.002