Injury
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 60-64 , January 2007

“Awake” laparoscopy for the evaluation of equivocal penetrating abdominal wounds

  • Jordan A. Weinberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
    • ,
  • Louis J. Magnotti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Centre, 956 Court Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 901 448 3418; fax: +1 901 448 7306.
    • ,
  • Norma M. Edwards

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Centre, 956 Court Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, United States
    • ,
  • Jeffrey A. Claridge

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Metrohealth Mecial Centre, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
    • ,
  • Gayle Minard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Centre, 956 Court Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, United States
    • ,
  • Timothy C. Fabian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Centre, 956 Court Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, United States
    • ,
  • Martin A. Croce

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Centre, 956 Court Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, United States

,Accepted 30 August 2006.

References 

  1. Demetriades D, Rabinowitz B. Indications for operation in abdominal stab wounds. A prospective study of 651 patients. Ann Surg. 1987;205:129–132
  2. Demetriades D, Velmahos G. Technology-driven triage of abdominal trauma: the emerging era of nonoperative management. Annu Rev Med. 2003;54:1–15
  3. Fabian TC, Croce MA, Stewart RM, et al. A prospective analysis of diagnostic laparoscopy in trauma. Ann Surg. 1993;217:557–564[discussion 564–5]
  4. Gonzalez RP, Turk B, Falimirski ME, Holevar MR. Abdominal stab wounds: diagnostic peritoneal lavage criteria for emergency room discharge. J Trauma. 2001;51:939–943
  5. Liebenberg ND, Maasch AJ. Penetrating abdominal wounds—a prospective trial of conservative treatment based on physical signs. S Afr Med J. 1988;74:231–233
  6. Martin RR, Burch JM, Richardson R, Mattox KL. Outcome for delayed operation of penetrating colon injuries. J Trauma. 1991;31:1591–1595
  7. Nance FC, Wennar MH, Johnson LW, et al. Surgical judgment in the management of penetrating wounds of the abdomen: experience with 2212 patients. Ann Surg. 1974;179:639–646
  8. Robin AP, Andrews JR, Lange DA, et al. Selective management of anterior abdominal stab wounds. J Trauma. 1989;29:1684–1689
  9. Shaftan GW. Indications for operation in abdominal trauma. Am J Surg. 1960;99:657–664
  10. Shorr RM, Gottlieb MM, Webb K, et al. Selective management of abdominal stab wounds. Importance of the physical examination. Arch Surg. 1988;123:1141–1145
  11. Thavendran A, Vijayaragavan A, Rasaretnam R. Selective surgery for abdominal stab wounds. Br J Surg. 1975;62:750–752
  12. Tsikitis V, Biffl WL, Majercik S, et al. Selective clinical management of anterior abdominal stab wounds. Am J Surg. 2004;188:807–812
  13. Zubowski R, Nallathambi M, Ivatury R, Stahl W. Selective conservatism in abdominal stab wounds: the efficacy of serial physical examination. J Trauma. 1988;28:1665–1668

PII: S0020-1383(06)00566-3

doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.08.061

Injury
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 60-64 , January 2007

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution