Successful Nonoperative Management of the Most Severe Blunt Renal Injuries

2013129 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Gwendolyn M. van der Wilden · Harvard University

George C. Velmahos · Harvard University

D’Andrea K. Joseph · University of Connecticut

Lenworth M. Jacobs · University of Connecticut

M. George DeBusk · Brown University

Charles A. Adams · Rhode Island Hospital

Ronald L. Gross ·

Abstract

Hemodynamically stable patients with a grade IV or V BRI were safely managed nonoperatively. Nonoperative management failed for only 6.5% of patients owing to renal-related injuries, and three-fourths of the entire population retained their kidneys.

Topics & Keywords

Abdominal Trauma and Injuries Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Urological Disorders and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Surgery

Volume 148, Issue 10, pp. 924-924

DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.2747

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