Liver and kidney trauma - AAST grade V

Case contributed by Faeze Salahshour , 6 Aug 2020
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Changed by Henry Knipe, 13 Aug 2020

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HighLiver and kidney trauma - AAST grade solid organ injuryV
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The patient was an afghan municipalMunicipal worker who has fallen from a 10-meter tree in a park while he was pruning the tree. He bringsPresents to the emergency department in a shockingshocked state.
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The patient went emergently to the operating room while resuscitating by IV the fluid and packpacked cells. The majority of the right liver was disrupted- macerated with some hepatic fragments found in the pelvis. The foci of active bleeding packed with several elongases. No pulsatile or expansile retroperitoneal hematoma found, so no further retroperitoneal exploration was doneperformed. A few hours later he again brought to the operating room with hypotension and blood oozing from the surgical incision and again underwent hepatic packing. The patient diesdied from traumatic shock within 48 hours of the admission.

  • -<p>The patient went emergently to the operating room while resuscitating by IV the fluid and pack cells. The majority of the right liver was disrupted- macerated with some hepatic fragments found in the pelvis. The foci of active bleeding packed with several elongases. No pulsatile or expansile retroperitoneal hematoma found, so no further retroperitoneal exploration was done. A few hours later he again brought to the operating room with hypotension and blood oozing from the surgical incision and again underwent hepatic packing. The patient dies from traumatic shock within 48 hours of the admission.</p>
  • +<p>The patient went emergently to the operating room while resuscitating by IV fluid and packed cells. The majority of the right liver was disrupted - macerated with some hepatic fragments found in the pelvis. The foci of active bleeding packed with several elongases. No pulsatile or expansile retroperitoneal hematoma found, so no further retroperitoneal exploration was performed. A few hours later he again brought to the operating room with hypotension and blood oozing from the surgical incision and again underwent hepatic packing. The patient died from traumatic shock within 48 hours of admission.</p>

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  • Hepatobiliary
  • Urogenital

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