Citation

Stawicki SP. Int. J. Crit. Illn. Inj. Sci. 2017; 7(1): 38-57.

Affiliation

Department of Research and Innovation, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/IJCIIS.IJCIIS_7_17

PMID

28382258

PMCID

PMC5364768

Abstract

Nonoperative management of both blunt and penetrating injuries can be challenging. During the past three decades, there has been a major shift from operative to increasingly nonoperative management of traumatic injuries. Greater reliance on nonoperative, or "conservative" management of abdominal solid organ injuries is facilitated by the various sophisticated and highly accurate noninvasive imaging modalities at the trauma surgeon's disposal. This review discusses selected topics in nonoperative management of both blunt and penetrating trauma. Potential complications and pitfalls of nonoperative management are discussed. Adjunctive interventional therapies used in treatment of nonoperative management-related complications are also discussed. REPUBLISHED WITH PERMISSION FROM: Stawicki SPA. Trends in nonoperative management of traumatic injuries - A synopsis. OPUS 12 Scientist 2007;1(1):19-35.

Language: en

Keywords

Blunt injury; complications; nonoperative management; penetrating injury; pitfalls; review