Abstract:INTRODUÇÃOO trauma abdominal é o sofrimento resultante de uma ação súbita e violenta, exercida contra o abdome por diversos agentes causadores: mecânicos, químicos, elétricos e irradiações. A incidência desse traumatismo vem aumentando progressivamente e sua gravidade é determinada pela lesão de órgãos ou estruturas vitais do abdome e pela associação com outras lesões, principalmente crânio e tórax 16 . O sucesso no manejo do trauma abdominal é caracterizado pela eficiência da abordagem inicial que permite ins… Show more
“…O abdome é frequentemente acometido nos traumatismos, sendo que o fígado, devido ao seu tamanho e sítio anatômico, é um dos órgãos intraabdominais mais afetados, tanto por ferimentos penetrantes como por lesões contusas [3,[8][9][10]. …”
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“…Além disso, outros estudos também mostram que lesões associadas são muito comuns no trauma hepático, e evidenciam números que variam de 75% até 90% [1,3,8,9]. Identificou-se nesse trabalho que a maior parte dos traumas hepáticos (61%) apresentava-se em vítimas politraumatizadas.…”
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“…Houve um expressivo envolvimento do sexo masculino nos óbitos analisados com presença de trauma hepático; tal achado condiz com a realidade encontrada em outras fontes da literatura [2,3,9]. Em relação à idade, houve predominância de trauma hepático na terceira década de vida em ambos os sexos, o que novamente se assemelha a outros estudos, justificado pelo fato de nessa faixa etária haver maior prática de esportes, consumo de bebidas alcoólicas e envolvimento com agressões físicas.…”
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“…Em relação à idade, houve predominância de trauma hepático na terceira década de vida em ambos os sexos, o que novamente se assemelha a outros estudos, justificado pelo fato de nessa faixa etária haver maior prática de esportes, consumo de bebidas alcoólicas e envolvimento com agressões físicas. Alguns estudos apontam a quarta década como a de maior acometimento, sendo que todos concordam com o fato de que a população jovem em idade laboral é a mais acometida [3,9,20].…”
RESUMO
ABSTRACTAims: To assess the prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of hepatic trauma in victims referred to the Forensic Department of Palmas, State of Tocantins, Brazil. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed with all the victims referred to the Forensic Department of Palmas from January 2006 to December 2010, to investigate violent deaths with severe damage to the liver tissue. The data were collected from the Forensic Department records. The following data were evaluated: sex, age, mechanism of injury (in case of motor vehicle accidents, the type of vehicle involved), types of trauma associated with abdominal trauma, presence of abdominal lesions associated with hepatic injury, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Organ Injury Scale, and number of deaths caused directly by hepatic trauma. The statistical analysis included absolute and relative frequencies of the variables. Results: A total of 241 (13.4%) out of 1,796 victims had liver trauma, among whom 85.5% were male and 42.9% belonged to the 21-30 year age group. Motor vehicle accidents were the major cause of trauma in 143 cases, (59.3%), involving mainly motorcycles (53 cases or 37%). Blunt trauma was the most frequent mechanism of injury, having occurred in 179 cases (74.3%). The right lobe was injured in 98 cases (40.7%). A total of 147 victims (61%) had polytrauma. Splenic injury, present in 65 (27%) of the cases, was mostly associated with liver trauma. Liver injury of grade II was detected in 102 cases (42.4%) and was therefore the most prevalent type of damage. Twenty-one (8.7%) deaths were directly related to liver trauma. Conclusions: Blunt injury, caused mainly by motor vehicle accidents (especially with motorcycles), was the most common type of liver trauma observed in violent deaths, according to the records of the Forensic Department of Palmas. Young men of working age were the most frequent victims with liver trauma.KEY WORDS: liver; wounds and injuries; traumatology; epidemiology; accidents, traffic.
Scientia Medica
Artigo originAlOpen Access 2015;25(1):ID19737 ISSN 1980ISSN -6108 : http://dx.doi.org/10.15448/1980ISSN -6108.2015 Recebido: janeiro,
“…O abdome é frequentemente acometido nos traumatismos, sendo que o fígado, devido ao seu tamanho e sítio anatômico, é um dos órgãos intraabdominais mais afetados, tanto por ferimentos penetrantes como por lesões contusas [3,[8][9][10]. …”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Além disso, outros estudos também mostram que lesões associadas são muito comuns no trauma hepático, e evidenciam números que variam de 75% até 90% [1,3,8,9]. Identificou-se nesse trabalho que a maior parte dos traumas hepáticos (61%) apresentava-se em vítimas politraumatizadas.…”
Section: /6unclassified
“…Houve um expressivo envolvimento do sexo masculino nos óbitos analisados com presença de trauma hepático; tal achado condiz com a realidade encontrada em outras fontes da literatura [2,3,9]. Em relação à idade, houve predominância de trauma hepático na terceira década de vida em ambos os sexos, o que novamente se assemelha a outros estudos, justificado pelo fato de nessa faixa etária haver maior prática de esportes, consumo de bebidas alcoólicas e envolvimento com agressões físicas.…”
Section: /6unclassified
“…Em relação à idade, houve predominância de trauma hepático na terceira década de vida em ambos os sexos, o que novamente se assemelha a outros estudos, justificado pelo fato de nessa faixa etária haver maior prática de esportes, consumo de bebidas alcoólicas e envolvimento com agressões físicas. Alguns estudos apontam a quarta década como a de maior acometimento, sendo que todos concordam com o fato de que a população jovem em idade laboral é a mais acometida [3,9,20].…”
RESUMO
ABSTRACTAims: To assess the prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of hepatic trauma in victims referred to the Forensic Department of Palmas, State of Tocantins, Brazil. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed with all the victims referred to the Forensic Department of Palmas from January 2006 to December 2010, to investigate violent deaths with severe damage to the liver tissue. The data were collected from the Forensic Department records. The following data were evaluated: sex, age, mechanism of injury (in case of motor vehicle accidents, the type of vehicle involved), types of trauma associated with abdominal trauma, presence of abdominal lesions associated with hepatic injury, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Organ Injury Scale, and number of deaths caused directly by hepatic trauma. The statistical analysis included absolute and relative frequencies of the variables. Results: A total of 241 (13.4%) out of 1,796 victims had liver trauma, among whom 85.5% were male and 42.9% belonged to the 21-30 year age group. Motor vehicle accidents were the major cause of trauma in 143 cases, (59.3%), involving mainly motorcycles (53 cases or 37%). Blunt trauma was the most frequent mechanism of injury, having occurred in 179 cases (74.3%). The right lobe was injured in 98 cases (40.7%). A total of 147 victims (61%) had polytrauma. Splenic injury, present in 65 (27%) of the cases, was mostly associated with liver trauma. Liver injury of grade II was detected in 102 cases (42.4%) and was therefore the most prevalent type of damage. Twenty-one (8.7%) deaths were directly related to liver trauma. Conclusions: Blunt injury, caused mainly by motor vehicle accidents (especially with motorcycles), was the most common type of liver trauma observed in violent deaths, according to the records of the Forensic Department of Palmas. Young men of working age were the most frequent victims with liver trauma.KEY WORDS: liver; wounds and injuries; traumatology; epidemiology; accidents, traffic.
Scientia Medica
Artigo originAlOpen Access 2015;25(1):ID19737 ISSN 1980ISSN -6108 : http://dx.doi.org/10.15448/1980ISSN -6108.2015 Recebido: janeiro,
“…Blunt trauma is usually due to accidents involving motor vehicles, falls, explosions and sports injuries. Penetrating trauma, on its turn, can be caused by stabbing or gunshot projectiles 3 .…”
despite technological advances in diagnosis and treatment, mortality rates in liver trauma remain high, especially in patients suffering from blunt trauma in relation to penetrating one.
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