Title

Trends in nonoperative management of traumatic injuries - A synopsis

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science

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.

First Page

38

Last Page

57

DOI

10.4103/IJCIIS.IJCIIS_7_17

Publication Date

1-1-2017

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