A ten-year experience with blunt trauma to the abdomen in children.
Twenty-two children with significant blunt abdominal trauma who were admitted to the Surgical Service of an active city-county hospital over the past ten years are presented with discussion of their injuries and treatment. The two mortalities (9%) are presented as case reports. On patient with severe multiple trauma had residual brain damage, and one other patient required a secondary procedure for complications subsequent to the original injury. The results represent an improvement in both complications and mortality when compared to previous reports from similar institutions.
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004386:Duodenum / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000293:injuries; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000293:injuries; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*