Abdominal Injury
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Abdominal Injury Outlook
What to expect with an abdominal injury:
The outlook for abdominal injury depends on the severity of the injury.
About 10 percent of those admitted to the hospital for abdominal trauma die from the injuries.
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Abdominal Injury Complications
Related Topics:
Abdominal contusion
Abdominal muscle strain
Abdominal pain
Bladder injury
Kidney injury
Liver injury
Spleen injury
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Last Updated: Feb 22, 2008
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Abdominal Injury References:
Gonzalez RP, Han M, Turk B, Luterman A. Screening for abdominal injury prior to emergent extra-abdominal trauma surgery: a prospective study. J Trauma. 2004 Oct;57(4):739-41.
Keller MS. Blunt injury to solid abdominal organs. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2004 May;13(2):106-11.
Poletti PA, Mirvis SE, Shanmuganathan K, Takada T, Killeen KL, Perlmutter D, Hahn J, Mermillod B. Blunt abdominal trauma patients: can organ injury be excluded without performing computed tomography? J Trauma. 2004 Nov;57(5):1072-81.
Sato M, Yoshii H. Reevaluation of ultrasonography for solid-organ injury in blunt abdominal trauma. J Ultrasound Med. 2004 Dec;23(12):1583-96.
