Liver injuries represent one of the most frequent life-threatening injuries in trauma patients.
In determining the optimal management strategy, the anatomic injury, the hemodynamic …

Most surgeons have adopted damage control surgery for severely injured patients, in which
the initial operation is abbreviated after control of bleeding and contamination to allow …

In 1989, Moore et al. on behalf of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
(AAST) published the Organ Injury Scale (OIS) for spleen, liver, and kidney. 1 This was then …

Emergency Radiology is a unique branch of imaging, as rapidity in the diagnosis and
management of different pathologies is essential to saving patients' lives. Artificial …

The severity of liver injuries has been universally classified according to the American
Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) grading scale. In determining the optimal …

Nonoperative management (NOM) is an initial nonsurgical management strategy of a solid-
organ injury which usually consists of observation, but may include use of endovascular …

Objective: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of NOM (non-operative management) in
the treatment of blunt liver trauma, following a standardized treatment protocol. Methods: All …

The liver is the most injured organ in abdominal trauma. Road traffic crashes and antisocial,
violent behavior account for the majority of liver injuries. The present position paper …

Massive haemorrhage is common and often associated with high morbidity and mortality.
We perform a systematic review of the literature, with extraction of the recommendations …

Purpose This purpose of this systematic review was to determine the safety and efficacy of
arterial embolization as the primary treatment for grade III-V liver trauma, excluding the …