Delayed laparoscopic peritoneal washout in non-operative management of blunt abdominal trauma: a scoping review

Abstract Objectives Non-operative management (NOM) of blunt abdominal trauma has become increasingly common in hemodynamically stable patients. There are known complications of NOM from undrained intra-abdominal fluid accumulations including hemorrhage and peritonitis that require delayed operation....

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Main Authors: Megan Chu, Nathan How, Alysha Laviolette, Monika Bilic, Jennifer Tang, Maham Khalid, Cecily Bos, Timothy J. Rice, Paul T. Engels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-022-00441-z