SHOULD ANGIOGRAPHY BE ROUTINELY EMPLOYED IN HIGH GRADE LIVER INJURIES UNDERGOING DAMAGE CONTROL SURGERY?


Ozcinar B., Yanar H. T., Sivrikoz E., Yanar F., Sarici I. S., Ucar A., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.79, sa.4, ss.136-140, 2016 (ESCI) identifier

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Objective: The management of traumatic liver injuries involves various strategies ranging from observation to operative intervention and includes various options such as angiography and/or damage-control surgery. In this study, we aimed to clarify whether routine angiography is necessary or can be reserved for selected patients with persistent bleeding after depacking.