Bull horn injuries. A 40-year retrospective study with 572 patients.

Autor: Martínez Hernández A; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University General Hospital, Castellon, Spain. Electronic address: andreumartinez1992@gmail.com., Martínez Ramos D; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University General Hospital, Castellon, Spain. Electronic address: doctormartinezramos@gmail.com., García Moreno MV; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University General Hospital, Castellon, Spain. Electronic address: valvagm@hotmail.com., Abdlekader Mohamed N; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University General Hospital, Castellon, Spain. Electronic address: abdmohnav@alumnos.uchceu.es., López Loscos E; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University General Hospital, Castellon, Spain. Electronic address: lopezloscos94@gmail.com., Aliaga Hilario E; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University General Hospital, Castellon, Spain. Electronic address: E.aliaga.hilario@gmail.com., Queralt Martín R; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University General Hospital, Castellon, Spain. Electronic address: raquelqueralt@gmail.com., Chordá Palomero R; Bullfighting Nurse, Spain. Electronic address: genollutgroc@hotmail.com., Laguna Sastre JM; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University General Hospital, Castellon, Spain; Jaume I Univeristy, Castellon, Spain. Electronic address: mlaguna@comcas.es.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of surgery [Am J Surg] 2021 Aug; Vol. 222 (2), pp. 446-452. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 18.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.11.031
Abstrakt: Background: Although bullfighting festivals were traditionally attributed to the cultural idiosyncrasies of the Ibero-American people, they also exist world-wide.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted, reviewing the medical records of patients treated on our service for bull horn injuries between January 1978 and December 2019.
Results: There were 572 admissions due to bull horn injuries. 54 of these patients had multiple injuries. The average annual admission was 13.6 patients. The most frequent injuries were located in the lower extremities, perineum, and abdomen. Forty-seven laparotomies were performed, revealing intra-abdominal visceral impairment on 39 occasions. The most frequently injured organs were the intestine and liver. The most frequent complications were skin devitalisation, infection and post-operative eventration. The recorded mortality was 0.87%.
Conclusion: We wish to highlight the importance of injuries caused by bull horns worldwide. These are high-impact injuries with specific intrinsic characteristics that require regulated medical and surgical care.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest There are no funding or conflicts of interest and informed consent was obtained from the patient to publish these images.
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