Article: Researchers from University of Cape Town report details of new studies and findings in the area of stab wounds.(Report)

Scientists discuss in 'Evisceration following abdominal stab wounds: analysis of 66 cases' new findings in stab wounds. According to a study from Cape Town, South Africa, "Abdominal stab wounds with evisceration remain an indication for emergency laparotomy. The purpose of this study was validate a policy of mandatory laparotomy for organ evisceration and a policy of selective nonoperative management with serial physical abdominal examination for omentum evisceration."

"The charts of 379 patients with abdominal stab wounds who presented to our Level I trauma center over a 3-year (January 2005 to December 2007) period were retrospectively reviewed. Altogether, 66 ...

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