NON - OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF A GRADE 4 LIVER LACERATION
Darren J. Porter,* Amy Walter, Imogen Makin and Eilidh Gunn
ABSTRACT
During the previous 3 decades, the management of traumatic liver injury has evolved significantly. The advancement of imaging studies has played an important role in the conservative management of this condition with a shift from operative to non - operative management for most haemodynamically stable patients with hepatic injury. In determining the optimal treatment strategy of a patient with traumatic liver injury the haemodynamic status and associated injuries should be considered. The appropriate management of liver trauma is based on the anatomy of the injury and the patient’s physiology. In this case report the non - operative management of a patient with a grade 4 liver laceration is discussed.
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