Abdominal trauma in children.
This paper reviews the clinical records of 99 children admitted to hospital over a 12 year period after significant abdominal trauma. Most were in the 8-10 years old group and there were almost twice as many boys as girls. Laparotomy was necessary in one-third of the patients. There were seven deaths in the series, all of whom had multiple injuries. There were no deaths as a consequence of intra-abdominal injury alone.
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male