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==Background==
==Background==
 
*Occurs in 5% of all traumas
**Most common abdominal injury
==Clinical Features==
==Clinical Features==


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==Sources==
==Sources==
Tintinalli's
Tintinalli's
Rosen's


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[[Category:Trauma]]
[[Category:Trauma]]

Revisión del 15:21 19 jul 2015

Background

  • Occurs in 5% of all traumas
    • Most common abdominal injury

Clinical Features

Differential Diagnosis

Abdominal Trauma

Workup

Management

  • Nonoperative management is successful in >90% of pts who are hemodynamically stable
  • Low-grade injuries (grades I–III) can almost always be managed without surgery
    • Higher-grade injuries commonly fail nonoperative therapy.
  • Consider angiographic embolization if:
    • Large amount of hemoperitoneum
    • Vascular injury (contrast blush) on CT

Disposition

See Also

Sources

Tintinalli's Rosen's