Blunt thoraco-abdominal injury.
Recent advances in blunt thoraco-abdominal trauma management include improvements in imaging, particularly in trauma bay ultrasound. Indications for non-operative management have expanded for solid organ and aortic injury. The physiology of abdominal compartment syndrome continues to be defined, with resulting improvements in care.
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. goettlc@uphs.upenn.edu
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