Despite decades of dramatic advance in treatment and prevention of trauma, globally trauma continues to be a major public health problem. More than 5 million individuals perish every year as a consequence of injuries. This is responsible for about 9% of the world’s deaths, approximately 1.7 times the number of mortalities that result from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. Abdominal trauma continues to be the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in all age groups. A comprehensive management of traumatic abdominal patient with various approaches is of proven value in terms of mitigating the burden associated with abdominal trauma. However, all available approaches used to manage traumatic abdominal patient are potentially associated with development of various complications. Practical to mitigate these complications, various measures should be considered all the time while managing any traumatic abdominal patient. The goal of this chapter is to describe systematic approaches for avoiding the complications associated with management of abdominal trauma. Moreover, it describes the common and some rare complications associated with the management of traumatic abdominal patient.
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