Blunt bowel and mesenteric injuries detected on CT scan: who is really eligible for surgery?

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery : Official Publication of the European Trauma Society
T BègeC Brunet

Abstract

There is no consensually accepted approach to the management of blunt bowel and mesenteric injuries. Surgery is required urgently in the case of bowel perforation or haemodynamic instability, but several patients can be treated non-operatively. This study aimed to identify the risk factors for surgery in an initial assessment. We retrospectively reviewed the medical charts and computed tomography (CT) scans of adult patients presenting with a blunt abdominal trauma to our centre between the years 2004 and 2011. We included only patients with a CT scan showing suspected injury to the mesentery or bowel. There were 43 patients (33 males and 10 females), with a mean Injury Severity Score (ISS) of 22. The most frequently suspected injuries based on a CT scan were mesenteric infiltrations in 40 (93 %) patients and bowel wall thickening in 22 (51 %) patients. Surgical therapy was required for 23 (54 %) patients. Four factors were independently associated with surgical treatment: a free-fluid peritoneal effusion without solid organ injury [adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 14.4, 95 % confidence interval (CI) [1.9-111]; p = 0.015], a beaded appearance of the mesenteric vessels (OR = 9 [1.3-63]; p = 0.027), female gender (OR = 14.2 [1.3-159]; ...Continue Reading

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May 23, 2016·Journal of Visceral Surgery·T BègeS V Berdah
Nov 28, 2018·World Journal of Surgery·Chih-Yuan FuFaran Bokhari

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