Topic 27 of 74 in the MU Plovdiv syllabus for Special Surgery (Medicine, Year 4). The free AceMed note covers it in 17 sections, about 444 words (6 min of reading), with 17 flashcards.
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What is the definition of “penetrating abdominal trauma”?
What is the management in patients sustaining anterior abdominal gunshot?
What is the management in patients sustaining with abdominal stab wounds with hemodynamic instability, peritonitis, or evisceration?
What is the general principle of emergent laparotomy in abdominal trauma patients?
Which is the standard technique of opening the abdomen in emergency laparotomy?
In which abdominal traumas (blunt or penetrating) stomach is the most commonly affected?
What is the clinical presentation of gastric injuries with full thickness perforation of stomach?
Why physical examination findings in duodenal injuries may be limited?
Why injuries of the duodenum are frequently associated w/ pancreatic injury?
Pancreatic injuries are serious problem in abdominal trauma, resulting in high mortality rates. why?
Which is the most common mechanism of pancreatic trauma?
In which abdominal traumas (blunt or penetrating) small intestine is the most commonly affected?
What is the clinical presentation of small intestine trauma with full thickness perforations of its wall?
In which abdominal trauma (blunt or penetrating) colon and rectal injuries most commonly occur?
What does blood identified on rectal examination suggest?
How is it possible to establish if one abdominal trauma is penetrating?
Abdominal penetrating trauma
What is the definition of “penetrating abdominal trauma”?
Penetrating abdominal trauma - injury that occurs when an object pierces the parietal peritoneum and enters peritoneal cavity.
Penetrating trauma to the abdomen can result in laceration of solid organs and perforation of hollow organs, which must be discovered and repaired at the time of laparotomy.
What is the management in patients sustaining anterior abdominal gunshot?
Because of the high rate of intraabdominal injury, patients sustaining anterior abdominal gunshot wounds are frequently transferred quickly to the operating room for laparotomy.
What is the management in patients sustaining with abdominal stab wounds with hemodynamic instability, peritonitis, or evisceration?
Patients with abdominal stab wounds with hemodynamic instability, peritonitis, or evisceration require immediate laparotomy with repair of injuries.
What is the general principle of emergent laparotomy in abdominal trauma patients?
Abdominal trauma patients who require emergent laparotomy should undergo a systematic exploration so that all areas of the abdomen are assessed, and injuries are not missed.
Which is the standard technique of opening the abdomen in emergency laparotomy?
As a standard technique, the abdomen is opened from the xiphoid process to pubic symphysis to provide adequate exposure of all abdominal structures
In which abdominal traumas (blunt or penetrating) stomach is the most commonly affected?
Gastric injuries most commonly occur after penetrating abdominal trauma.
Penetrating injuries are frequently full-thickness perforations resulting in the spillage of gastric contents.
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