[Injuries of organs in the abdominal and retroperitoneal cavities]

In the Traumatological Hospital Brno approx. 100 polytraumatised patients yearly are admitted with involvement of 2, 3 or 4 systems. During the period of years 1982-1991 authors operated 308 injured patients with increasing haemoperitoneum, 254 patients with profuse bleeding into retroperitoneum, 77 patients with traumatic perforative peritonitis and 61 patients with severe thoracoabdominal trauma. Mortality in this group was 26%. Authors evaluate the contribution of new diagnostic methods for the indication of early surgical treatment, and results of operations, complications and problems.