ALLMedicine™ Abdominal Trauma Center

Jul 30th, 2022 - Blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) is a leading cause of morbidity in children with higher hemodynamic stabilities when compared with adults. Pediatric patients with BAT can often be managed without surgical interventions; however, laboratory testing is...

May 17th, 2022 - Computed tomography of the abdomen (CT) is used as the gold standard for detecting solid organ injuries (SOI) after blunt abdominal trauma (BAT). However, patient selection for CT is still controversial due to its potential risks. In this study, w...

Feb 18th, 2022 - Information on the incidence of adrenal trauma and its association with other injuries is limited. Our objective was to study the incidence of adrenal haemorrhage, its association with other injuries, clinical parameters, and long-term outcomes. A...

Feb 7th, 2022 - Pediatric trauma patients sustaining blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) with intra-abdominal injury (IAI) are frequently admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). This study was performed to identify predictors for ICU admission following BAT. Prospect...

Jan 19th, 2022 - Intra-abdominal injury is a major cause of morbidity in children. Computed tomography (CT) is the reference standard for the evaluation of hemodynamically stable abdominal trauma. CT has an increased risk of long-term radiation induced malignancie...

Materials and Methods Approval from our institutional review board was obtained. We reviewed our database of trauma cases and retrieved the records of 156 consecutive patients who underwent both abdominal or pelvic CT and radiography of the pelvis...