title: [The abdomen in multiple-injured patients. Comparative study on 225 multiple-injured patients with and without abdominal lesions. Incidence of abdominal complications].
abstract: Of 225 patients with multiple injuries and a high lesional score, 100 presented traumatic abdominal lesions. Comparison of the two groups confirmed both the usefulness and validity of a traumatic index and the reliability of abdominal puncture-lavage. Abdominal complications were analyzed. Mortality in all multiple injury cases, with or without abdominal lesions, was identical in this series where emergency surgery was performed only for lesions affecting vital organs, the mean age of patients with abdominal lesion being significantly lower. An attitude to adopt when deciding whether surgery is necessary is proposed.
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality
vernacular_title: L'abdomen du polytraumatisé. Etude comparative portant sur 225 polytraumatisés avec et sans lésions abdominales. Incidence des complications abdominales.