Senado-Lara I, Castro-Mendoza A, Palacio-Vélez F, Vargas-Ávila AL

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 93-97
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ABSTRACT

Objective: To know the current state of surgical management of patients with abdominal trauma. Material and methods: We carried out a retrospective, observational, transversal study involving patients with abdominal trauma with clinical files with trauma who required surgery during the period of April 1, 1998 through March 30, 2003. Results: There were 72 cases including nine male and 33 female patients. Mechanism of lesion was divided into closed and penetrating trauma, the latter group of patients divided into individuals with blunt wounds or with gunshot wounds. Most frequent early postoperative complication was hemorrhage, while most frequent late postoperative complication was acute renal failure. Causes of death were hypovolemic shock in four patients followed by two cases each the following pathologies: acute respiratory insufficiency syndrome; myocardial infarct, and septic shock. Conclusions: Abdominal trauma is a frequent pathology in our environment, males the most affected patients, with penetrating trauma main lesion cause. Prolonged surgical time required hemotransfusions, and infectious processes together with processes related with tissular hypoxia are the most common cause of complications and death.

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