title: [Early treatment of the abdominal area].
abstract: Abdominal trauma has the priority in diagnosis and therapy after assuring cardiorespiratory function. Abdominal injuries are seen in 2%-5% of all accidents, often as polytrauma. In the FRG there are mainly blunt traumas (90%). Abdominal trauma is the leading injury in 51.6% of fatal traffic accidents. The frequency of the organ traumas is: spleen 30.2%, liver 19.2%, stomach/gut 13.1%, pancreas 5%, mesentery 2.2%. The consistently reported mortality rate of 20% obliges rapid and directed use of all diagnostic procedures, i.e. ultrasound, lavage, CT.
authors.affiliation: Chir. Klinik, Krankenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Probst
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D015996:Survival Rate; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Frühversorgung im Abdominalbereich.