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Injury ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (9) ◽  
pp. 1706-1711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shokei Matsumoto ◽  
Kei Hayashida ◽  
Shintaro Furugori ◽  
Masayuki Shimizu ◽  
Kazuhiko Sekine ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
pp. 466-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Li Sun Fui ◽  
Renato Micelli Lupinacci ◽  
Christophe Trésallet ◽  
Matthieu Faron ◽  
Gaelle Godiris-Petit ◽  
...  

Diagnosis of intra-abdominal diseases in critically ill patients remains a clinical challenge. Physical examination is unreliable whereas exploratory laparotomy may aggravate patient's condition and delay further evaluation. Only a few studies have investigated the place of computed tomography (CT) on this hazardous situation. We aimed to evaluate the ability of CT to prevent unnecessary laparotomy during the management of critically ill patients. Charts of all consecutive patients who had undergone an emergency nontherapeutic laparotomy from 1996 to 2013 were retrospectively studied and patient's demographic, clinical characteristics, and surgical findings were collected. During this period 59 patients had an unnecessary laparotomy. Fifty-one patients had at least one preoperative imaging and 36 had a CT scan. CT scans were interpreted to be normal (n = 12), with minor anomalies (n = 10), or major anomalies (pneumoperitoneum, portal venous gas/pneumatosis intestinalis, thickened gallbladder wall, and small bowel obstruction signs). Surgical exploration was performed through laparotomy (n = 55) or laparoscopy. Overall mortality was 37% with a median survival after surgery of 7 days. In univariate analysis, hospitalization in ICU before surgical exploration was the only factor related to death. In our series CT scans, objectively interpreted, helped avoid unnecessary surgical exploration in 61% of our patients.


2014 ◽  
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pp. S171-S175 ◽  
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Thomas A. Mitchell ◽  
Tara Hutchison ◽  
Tyson E. Becker ◽  
James K. Aden ◽  
Lorne Blackbourne ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
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H. Poon ◽  
J. Garner ◽  
M.J. Midwinter ◽  
Jan O. Jansen

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 371-378 ◽  
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Timothy M. Pawlik ◽  
Lia Assumpcao ◽  
Josephina A. Vossen ◽  
Manon Buijs ◽  
Ana L. Gleisner ◽  
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1993 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 178
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M. Markley ◽  
D. Sleeman ◽  
E. Carillo ◽  
E. Ginzburg ◽  
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1991 ◽  
Vol 84 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
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R. C. Jorden ◽  
G. V Poole ◽  
J. A. Griswold

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