Non-operative management of civilian abdominal gunshot wounds.

CONCLUSION: Some patients with a civilian abdominal gunshot wound in certain anatomical localization who are hemodynamically stable and have no peritonitis symptoms can be non-operatively managed just as in patients with abdominal stab wounds. Success rates of selective non-operative management are high, especially in gunshot wounds of flank, posterior abdominal, thoracoabdominal and pelvic regions. PMID: 32185776 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32185776?dopt=Abstract

Source: Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery : TJTES - February 29, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Özpek A, Canbak T Tags: Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg Source Type: research