Publication at Third Faculty of Medicine |
1997
Abstract
The authors evaluated the diagnostic and therapeutic procedure in 25 patients with blunt and in 12 with penetrating abdominal injuries hospitalized between Jan. 1, 1995 and Aug. 30, 1997 at the intensive care unit of the Surgical Clinic Prague 10. The diagnostic algorithm included in addition to the basic clinical examination also computed tomography.
The most frequently injured organ in blunt injuries was the spleen (12 times) and liver (11 times). Twenty-three patients were operated.
In casualties with penetrating injuries there were 8 with piercing wounds and 4 with shotgun wounds. The most frequently injured organ was the small intestine (4 times).
Two patients of the group died.