The evaluation, management, and outcome about an experience with sharp force abdominal injury

Zhou Xu; Yunsong Lu; Heng Li; Dailiang Peng; Xuwei Jiang; Yubin Kou

doi:10.51441/BioMedica/5-283

Author(s)

Zhou Xu Department, Shanghai Baoshan District Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Yunsong Lu Department, Shanghai Baoshan District Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Heng Li Department, Shanghai Baoshan District Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Dailiang Peng Department, Shanghai Baoshan District Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Xuwei Jiang Department, Shanghai Baoshan District Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Yubin Kou Department, Shanghai Baoshan District Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Abstract

Background and Objective: Sharp force injuries (SFI), which are inflicted by cuting or stabbing, result in variable outcomes depending upon the nature and site of injury. This study evaluated the cases of SFIs and their outcome with reference to the time of presentation, demographic data, wounded organs, and surgical procedures performed. Methods: This retrospective study analyzed the clinical data of 20 patients who presented with sharp force injury (knife stabbing and penetrating abdominal trauma) and were admietd between April 2015 and November 2016. The management and outcome of patients were recorded. Results: All patients in this study were male and aged between 21 and 30 years. Knife stabbing was the only mechanism of injury in all cases. Colon (50%) was the commonest organ injured followed by intestine (40%) and liver (30%). Mortality rate was 10%. There were two cases with negative laparotomy (10%). Wound sepsis (10%) was the commonest complication. Conclusions: SFI involving abdominal area are managed either conservatively or with primary repair and laparotomy to save internal organs. Early presentation and prompt management leads to reduced chances of complications and mortality.

Publication Details

Page(s) 130-133

DOI 10.51441/BioMedica/5-283

Published Journal: Biomedica, Volume: 37, Issue: 2, Year: 2021

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Keywords

Abdominal injury, complication, Retrospective, evaluation, Sharp force injury, outcome

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