Blunt abdominal traumas are uncommonly encountered despite their high prevalence, and injuries to the organ like duodenum are relatively uncommon (occurring in only 3%-5% of abdominal injuries) because of its retroperitoneal location. Duodenal injury combined with gastric perforation from a single abdominal trauma impact is rarely heard. The aim of this case report is to present a rare case of ...

BACKGROUND We evaluated the ability of experienced trauma surgeons to accurately predict specific blunt injuries, as well as patient disposition from the emergency department (ED), based only on the initial clinical evaluation and prior to any imaging studies. It would be hypothesized that experienced trauma surgeons' initial clinical evaluation is accurate for excluding life-threatening blunt ...

Preventable and unexpected deaths following injury were identified from among 1088 victims of major injuries arising in a defined population and area during a 12-month period. In hospital, 44 (16 per cent) deaths from blunt injury, one death from penetrating injury and one death from drowning were preventable. In patients sustaining blunt injuries, 22 per cent of non-head-injury deaths and 13 p...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to prospectively assess the sensitivity and efficacy of clinical examination for screening of cervical spine (c-spine) injury in awake and alert blunt trauma patients with concomitant "distracting injuries." METHODS During the 24-month period from December 2009 to December 2011, all blunt trauma patients older than 13 years were prospectively evaluated ...

EVIDENCE DEFINITIONS  Class I: Prospective randomized controlled trial.  Class II: Prospective clinical study or retrospective analysis of reliable data. Includes observational, cohort, prevalence, or case control studies.  Class III: Retrospective study. Includes database or registry reviews, large series of case reports, expert opinion.  Technology assessment: A technology study which doe...

Splenic injuries constitute the most common injuries accompanying blunt abdominal traumas. Non-operative treatment is currently the standard for treating hemodynamically stable patients with blunt splenic injuries. The introduction of splenic angiography has increased the possibility of non-operative treatment for patients who, in the past, would have qualified for surgery. This cohort includes...

BACKGROUND Abdominal trauma is a major public health problem for all nations and all socioeconomic strata. AIM This study was designed to determine the incidence and patterns of abdominal injuries in trauma patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We classified and identified the incidence and subtype of abdominal injuries and associated trauma, and identified variables related to morbidity and mort...

Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) is the imaging modality of choice in assessing clinically stable patients with blunt abdominal trauma. This study assessed the role of MSCT in the detection of intra abdominal injury caused by blunt trauma in our centre within a two-year-period (2008-2009). A total of 151 patients had MSCT abdomen for blunt abdominal trauma within this study period. Positiv...