Abdominal Injury
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Abdominal Injury Treatment
Treatment for an abdominal injury may include:
Rest
Intravenous fluids
Liquid diet
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications
for pain:
Ibuprofen
Naproxen
Ketoprofen
Narcotic pain medication
Blood pressure monitoring
Cardiac monitoring
Surgery for abdominal injury:
To repair damaged organs
For more information:
Abdominal contusion treatment
Bladder injury treatment
Kidney injury treatment
Liver injury treatment
Spleen injury treatment
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Abdominal Injury Treatment: Specialist
Related Topics:
Abdominal contusion
Abdominal muscle strain
Abdominal pain
Bladder injury
Kidney injury
Liver injury
Spleen injury
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Last Updated: Aug 4, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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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.
