LIVER TRAUMA IN ADULTS AND ITS COMPLICATIONS
Authors:
M. Šír 1; L. Pleva 1; J. Černoch 2; L. Martínek 2; J. Chmelová 3; D. Czerný 3; P. Klvaňa 4; L. Bialy 5
Authors‘ workplace:
Centre of Traumatology University Hospital Ostrava
1; Traumatologické centrum Fakultní nemocnice s poliklinikou Ostrava
1; Department of Surgery University Hospital Ostrava
2; Chirurgická klinika Fakultní nemocnice s poliklinikou Ostrava
2; Department of Radiodiagnostics University Hospital Ostrava
3; Ústav radiodiagnostický Fakultní nemocnice s poliklinikou Ostrava
3; Department of Internal Medicine University Hospital Ostrava
4; Interní klinika Fakultní nemocnice s poliklinikou Ostrava
4; Department of Central Admission University Hospital Ostrava
5; Oddělení centrálního příjmu Fakultní nemocnice s poliklinikou Ostrava
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Úraz chir. 13., 2005, č.1
Overview
The authors describe a group of 65 patients with liver injury treated in the Trauma Centre of University Hospital OstravaPoruba during last 5 years. Blunt injuries prevailed (80 %) as at other European clinics. Simple liver injury of the Ist and IInd grade according to AAST occurred in 39 patients, serious liver trauma of the IIIrd and Vth grade in 26 cases.
28 patients (43,1 %) were treated conservatively, 37 patients underwent surgical treatment. In operated patients, liver sutures in combination with ligation of bleeding vessels prevailed (73 %), the intervention was combined with the method of DCS (damage control surgery) in 12 patients with continual peroperative bleeding.
Postoperative complications were treated in 10 patients (15,4 %). The most frequent complications: postoperative bleeding, biliary leak and fluidothorax. The overall mortality in our group of 65 patients with liver injury was 20 %.
Key words:
liver trauma, conservative treatment, surgical treatment, complications.
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