Management of Liver Trauma

Overview

Journal Saudi J Med Med Sci

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2019 Feb 22

PMID 30787766

Citations 2

Authors

Hanan M Alghamdi

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Abstract

In the last 30 years, the management of liver injury has evolved significantly. The advancement of imaging studies has played an important role in the conservative approach for management. A shift from operative to nonoperative management for most hemodynamically stable patients with hepatic injury has been prompted by speed and sensitivity of diagnostic imaging and by advances in critical care monitoring. In this review article, the up-to-date recommendation on the management approach of liver trauma will be discussed.

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