Penetrating colon trauma management
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2009-05-24 |
Introduction. The aim of this study was to analyze patients suffering from penetrating colon injuries management, clinical outcomes and factors they were influenced by. Methods. A retrospective analysis from patients with injures colon and treated at Kaunas University of Medicine hospital from 1995 to 2008. Age, time from injury to operation, systolic blood pressure, part on injured colon, fecal contamination of the peritoneal cavity. PATI (penetrating abdominal trauma index) were registered. The two steps analysis was performed. First-the method of the operation (stoma formation vs. primary repair). Choise of primary repair or stoma formation depended on the surgeon. Six factors with the potential to affect the method of colon repair were analyzed. [...].