Citation

Majernick TG, West JC, Snover W, Brotman S. Ann. Emerg. Med. 1984; 13(8): 633-635.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, American College of Emergency Physicians, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6235760

Abstract

Presented is the case of a motor vehicle accident (MVA) victim with hypotension and evisceration of small intestine. Vigorous resuscitation in the emergency department was required, after which a portion of small bowel was resected at laparotomy. Evisceration secondary to trauma in an MVA is a rare injury. Significant blood loss occurs. Although abdominal sepsis did not occur in our case, this is a complication for which the patient must be monitored closely.

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