GSW to liver

[Errington Thompson]

Sal -

Here's my problem with that approach.  You know that in the next 12 - 24
hours, the patient will have more abdominal pain and maybe some distension.
Now, what?  

Errington C. Thompson, MD, FACS, FCCM
Trauma/Surgical Critical Care
Author - Letter to America
Asheville, NC

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Dean
how do you do the CT? oral contrast ? contrast enema ?
 
sal
 
In a message dated 12/30/2007 8:17:57 A.M. W. Europe Standard Time,  
deanlutrin at gmail.com writes:

Hi  Errington

Here in JHB we see these kinds of cases quite regularly. IF  the patient is
stable and there is no other indication for immediate  surgery we do a CT
scan. If the tracts confirms absence of hollow viscus  injury (liver only,
liver + kidney etc..)
We simply admit patient, do  serial observations, Hb and treat complications
if and when they develop.  






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