Blunt Adrenal Injury is Not Associated With Worse Outcomes in Adult Trauma Patients

Blunt adrenal injury is rare. Given production of hormones including catecholamines, adrenal injury may lead to worse outcomes. However, there is a paucity of literature on this topic. As such, we compared blunt trauma patients (BTPs) with and without adrenal injuries, hypothesizing similar mortality and complications between cohorts.

Source: Journal of Surgical Research - January 25, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Flora Park, Areg Grigorian, Lourdes Swentek, Catherine Kuza, Allen Kong, Dylan Russell, Jeffry Nahmias Tags: Acute Care Surgery Source Type: research