title: Diagnosis and treatment of 42 cases of multiple injuries with pancreatic injury.
abstract: In order to summarize the clinical diagnosis and treatment methods for 42 cases of multiple injuries with pancreatic injury, a retrospective analysis on 42 cases of multiple injuries with pancreatic injury from January 1990 to January 2006 was carried out in our hospital. Most cases were associated with hemopneumothorax and rib fractures (52.3%), shock (50%), multiple fractures (47.6%), and severe brain injury (26.1%). In 42 cases, one case died of severe hemorrhagic shock, and the remaining 41 cases (97.6%) were cured (including 40 cases receiving surgical operation and one case receiving the conservative treatment). Postoperative complications occurred in 16 cases (21 cases/times): pancreatic fistula (5 cases/times) and incisional wound infection (5 cases/times), intra-abdominal infection (3 cases/times), stress ulcer (3 cases/times), pleural effusion (3 cases/times), pulmonary infection (one case) and wound dehiscence (1 case). The principle therapy of multiple injuries with pancreatic injury is to rescue life, followed by active treatment to prevent injuries which giving rise to the abnormal respiratory and circulatory functions, management of cerebral hernia and other injuries which endangers life at last, and the pancreatic injury to increase the survival rate and survival quality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. cyprienmba@yahoo.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mba Mba
authors.forename: Xiangjun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Zhanfei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhaohui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Wenxuan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D010179:Pancreas / Q000293:injuries*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy