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Surgical Closure of Equine Abdomen, Prevention, and Management of Incisional Complications
Published on: May 10, 2024
[Surgical management of abdominal injury]
G Matthes1, K Bauwens, A Ekkernkamp
1Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Sauerbruchstrasse, 17475 Greifswald. gerrit.matthes@uni-greifswald.de
Purpose:
Accompanying abdominal injuries are frequent in multiply injured patients and are a common cause of death. A search of the literature was performed focusing on key aspects of initial surgical procedures in abdominal injury.
Methods:
Literature was searched utilizing PubMed Medline, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Clinical Trials, and the German Institute for Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI) database. The articles were classified according to the level of evidence following the suggestions of the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine.
Results:
Vertical laparotomy should be favored for the initial surgical therapy of abdominal injury. Especially in instable patients, principles of "damage control surgery" should be applied. In case of hollow organ injury, a primary anastomosis should be made whenever possible. A hand suture is most suitable for this.
Discussion:
Non-surgical treatment of blunt abdominal injury is gaining in importance. However, if a surgical intervention is recommended, especially in hemodynamic, instable patients, damage control principles should be favored.
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