Main Outcome Measures: Major and long-term complications, lengths of stay, mortality,
readmissions, subsequent surgical procedures, activities of daily living, and return to work.
Results: On admission, the mean age and Injury Severity Score were 33 years and 34,
respectively. Of the 88 patients, 66 (75%) were male; 46 patients had blunt injuries and 42
had penetrating injuries. Liver was the most common injury (63 patients), followed by bowel
(34), spleen (33), major vessel (19), and pancreas (10). The mean admission pH and …

… Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery … Departments: Abstracts of Papers to be
Presented at the Eighteenth Annual Scientific Meeting of the Eastern Association for the
Surgery of Trauma January 11–15, 2005 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida … by the American
Association for the Surgery of Trauma …