Penetrating wounds of the pelvis
| Autor: | Baffes Tg, Theodorakis Sp |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Urinary Bladder Pelvis Veins Postoperative Complications medicine Humans Aged business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Penetrating wounds Ovary Uterus General Medicine Arteries Middle Aged Prognosis Surgery Intestines medicine.anatomical_structure Shock (circulatory) Abdomen Female Wounds Gunshot Presentation (obstetrics) medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Southern medical journal. 78(7) |
| ISSN: | 0038-4348 |
| Popis: | While penetrating wounds of the abdomen may selectively be managed conservatively in the absence of clinical signs or symptoms, we believe that in similar injuries of the pelvic area, exploration is mandatory. Regardless of their clinical presentation, 38 consecutive patients with penetrating injury to the pelvis had exploration, which yielded positive findings in 37 (97%). Furthermore, the incidence of vascular injuries, especially in the presence of shock, was 82% (nine patients), with an associated mortality of 63% (seven patients). These data indicate that, in some cases, undue delay may be life-threatening. |
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