Review of Blunt Pancreatic Trauma and Its Outcome
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Sanghvi, Chirag. Review of Blunt Pancreatic Trauma and Its Outcome. Master of Public Health (Biostatistics), December 2007, 37 pp., 4 tables, bibliography, 42 titles. Blunt pancreatic trauma (BPT) is an uncommon injury involving 1%-2% of blunt abdominal traumas but it can be associated with a high complication rate. Various studies have shown complication rate to range from 30%-64% following blunt pancreatic injury. With Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval a retrospective chart review study was performed for last 12 years. Chart review failed to support the hospital assigned diagnosis of BPT in 3 patients, leaving 37 cases for analysis. BPT had an overall mortality rate of 22%. In the patients surviving the injury, early surgical intervention (≤12 hours) had a complication rate of 31% versus 57% for delayed surgical intervention ([greater than] 12 hours). BPT has a high mortality rate but is usually secondary to other organs involved in the injury. Delayed surgical intervention has a higher complication rate compared to early intervention.
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Diagnosis
Digestive System
Endocrine System
Health and Medical Administration
Health Services Administration
Health Services Research
Life Sciences
Medical Sciences
Medicine and Health Sciences
Public Health
Statistics and Probability
Surgery
Trauma
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blunt pancreatic trauma
outcome
biostatistics
BPT
institutional review board
retrospective chart review study
mortality rate
early surgical intervention
complication rate
delayed surgical intervention
pancreas