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The Role of Single-contrast CT for Management in Hemodynamically Stable Anterior Abdominal Stab wound Patients  

Jo, Janghwan (Department of Surgery, National Medical center)
Kim, Joongsuck (Department of Trauma center, National Medical center)
Kim, Yeongcheol (Department of Trauma center, National Medical center)
Chung, Ilyong (Department of Trauma center, National Medical center)
Park, Jongmin (Department of Surgery, National Medical center)
Ahn, Eunjung (Department of Surgery, National Medical center)
Kim, Eunyoung (Department of Surgery, National Medical center)
Park, Seihyeog (Department of Surgery, National Medical center)
Kim, Seongyup (Department of Trauma center, National Medical center)
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Journal of Trauma and Injury / v.27, no.4, 2014 , pp. 145-150 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: To assess the accuracy and role of single-contrast computed tomography (CT) in the management of anterior abdominal stab wound (AASW). Methods: During 8-years period, single-contrast CT was performed in 21 hemodynamically stable AASW patients (age range, 22-64 years; median age, 45 years), including 19 men and 2 women. CT scans were evaluated by one trauma surgeon and one senior resident to determine the depth of injury(peritoneal violation or not), and abnormal findings of intraperitoneal cavity associated with stab injury. We retrospectively reviewed medical records regarding operative findings. Results: Nine patients underwent abdominal surgery and 12 patients nonoperative management. In the abdominal surgery group, abnormal CT findings included peritoneal violation in 14 patients and abnormal intraperitoneal cavity findings in 5 patients. There was no statistical significant difference regarding abnormal CT findings between abdominal surgery group and nonoperative management group. Among the nine abdominal surgery patients, therapeutic laparotomy was performed on 4 patients. The positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of peritoneal violation to predictive therapeutic laparotomy were 28.6% and 100%, respectively. In addition, the PPV and NPV of abnormal intraperitoneal cavity CT findings to predict therapeutic laparotomy were 40.0% and 87.5%, respectively. There was no statistical significant difference regarding the abnormal CT findings between therapeutic laparotomy group and non therapeutic laparotomy group. Conclusion: CT is a good adjunctive method to evaluate hemodynamicaly stable AASW patients. If peritoneal violation is not seen on CT scan, conservative treatment on local wound may be safely performed without additional abdominal surgery. However, further study is warranted to evaluate the exact role of CT in the diagnostic workup of AASW patients.
Keywords
Wounds; Stab; Abdomen; Tomography; X-Ray Computed;
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