Surgical management of injuries of the large intestine.
During the period 1969-79, 106 patients were admitted to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast suffering from injuries of the large intestine as a consequence of civil disturbances in Northern Ireland. Eighty-eight of these had penetrating wounds of the colon or rectum. Eighteen patients died as a result of multiple injuries. In these patients there was an average of 3.6 intra-abdominal organs injured compared with a mean of 2.2 in non-fatal cases. There were no deaths among patients who had isolated colonic or rectal injuries.
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000293:injuries*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012007:Rectum / Q000293:injuries; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*