TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1983//
TI  - Blunt injury to the colon and rectum
JO  - Journal of trauma
A1  - Strate, R. G.
A1  - Grieco, J. G.
SP  - 384
EP  - 388
VL  - 23
IS  - 5
N2  - One hundred nine patients suffering blunt injury to the colon or rectum were treated between 1 January 1970 and 31 December 1980. Vehicular accidents accounted for 90% of the injuries and 91% of the fatalities. Multiple system injury predominated, with survivors averaging 1.9 and nonsurvivors 3.8 injuries/patient. Six cases were complicated by abdominal sepsis directly related to their colon injury. There were no deaths and no episodes of colon-related abdominal sepsis among patients with isolated colon trauma. Of the 32 patients not surviving, four (3.7%), died as a direct result of their colon injury. Three of the four deaths appear to have been preventable.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-5282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -