Late complications of liver trauma: about 239 observations

Complicaciones tardías de los traumatismos hepáticos: a propósito de 239 observaciones

Torterolo, Edgardo - Piacenza, Guillermo - Ríos Bruno, Guaymirán - Casanello, Guillermo - Castiglioni, Juan C - Perrier, José P - de Vecchi, Jorge - Saccone, Rodolfo

Resumen:

The present work carries out a retrospective review of the secondary complications of hepatic injuries. Out of a group of 239 cases, 67 cases labelled :as severe orcomplex were selected: 42 blunt injuries, 20 gunshot wounds, and 5 stab wounds: Forty six ( 63 % ) were hospitalized with elements of circulatory failure and31 of the latter ( 67 % ) were actively bleeding at the time of laparotomy. Bursting and deep fractures of theparenchyma had a very high morbi-mortality. Delayed post-operative deaths were related to bilio-hematic peritonitis, infection of sequestra or hematomas, with sepsis and acute renal failure. In these circumstances, a conservative surgical management resulted in a very high percentage of complicatlons. Resections somewhatpreserved from these secondary complications. When the contuslon focus is not feasible to resect, the post-operative course must be led with aggressive criterion, in order to have early detection and treatment of eventual complications.


Se realiza una rev1s10n .retrospectiva de las complicaciones tardías de los traumatismos hepáticos, seleccionando de un grupo de 239 casos,aquellos catalogados como graves o complejos, que son un total de 67: 42 traumatismos cerrados, 20 por proyectiles y 5 por arma blanca. Cuarenta y seis (63 %) ingresan con elementos de insuficiencia circulatoria y 31 de éstos ( 67 % ) sangran activamente en el momento de la exploración. Los estallidos y las fracturas profundas del parénquimatienen elevadísima morbimortalidad. Las muertes postoperatorias alejadas se relacionan a peritonitis biliohemáticas, abscedación de secuestros o hematomas, con sepsis e insuficiencia renal aguda. En estas circunstancias, las terapéuticas con conservación de parénquima dan un porcentaje de complicaciones muy alto. La resección del pa.rénquimalesionado, pone un poco a cubierto de estas complicaciones. Cuando el foco contusivo no es pasible de resección, el postoperatorio debe seguirse con un criterio agresivo en la búsqueda y tratamiento precoz de las complicaciones.


Detalles Bibliográficos
1975
traumatismos hepáticos
complicaciones
liver traumatisms
complications
Español
Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/2562
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Sumario:The present work carries out a retrospective review of the secondary complications of hepatic injuries. Out of a group of 239 cases, 67 cases labelled :as severe orcomplex were selected: 42 blunt injuries, 20 gunshot wounds, and 5 stab wounds: Forty six ( 63 % ) were hospitalized with elements of circulatory failure and31 of the latter ( 67 % ) were actively bleeding at the time of laparotomy. Bursting and deep fractures of theparenchyma had a very high morbi-mortality. Delayed post-operative deaths were related to bilio-hematic peritonitis, infection of sequestra or hematomas, with sepsis and acute renal failure. In these circumstances, a conservative surgical management resulted in a very high percentage of complicatlons. Resections somewhatpreserved from these secondary complications. When the contuslon focus is not feasible to resect, the post-operative course must be led with aggressive criterion, in order to have early detection and treatment of eventual complications.