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[Selective approach to the penetrating stab wounds to the abdomen].

İlhan Emergen, Feza Ekiz, Tayfun Yücel, Ayhan Akpinar, Doğan Gönüllü, Nesimi Mecit

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BACKGROUND: To present the results of the selective treatment on the penetrating stab wound to the abdomen METHODS: From December 1997 to February 200, 175 patients had penetrating stab wound injuries to the abdomen. Of the 175 patients, 61 (34.9%) in Group I were taken to the operating room urgently, 114 (65.1%) in Group 11 were treated selectively. RESULTS: It is evident that the rate of unnecessary laparotomies (X2=6.7, p=0.03), morbidity rate (X2=15.4, p<O.OO1), and hospital stay (F=54, p

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BACKGROUND: To present the results of the selective treatment on the penetrating stab wound to the abdomen METHODS: From December 1997 to February 200, 175 patients had penetrating stab wound injuries to the abdomen. Of the 175 patients, 61 (34.9%) in Group I were taken to the operating room urgently, 114 (65.1%) in Group 11 were treated selectively. RESULTS: It is evident that the rate of unnecessary laparotomies (X2=6.7, p=0.03), morbidity rate (X2=15.4, p<O.OO1), and hospital stay (F=54, p

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BACKGROUND: To present the results of the selective treatment on the penetrating stab wound to the abdomen METHODS: From December 1997 to February 200, 175 patients had penetrating stab wound injuries to the abdomen. Of the 175 patients, 61 (34.9%) in Group I were taken to the operating room urgently, 114 (65.1%) in Group 11 were treated selectively. RESULTS: It is evident that the rate of unnecessary laparotomies (X2=6.7, p=0.03), morbidity rate (X2=15.4, p<O.OO1), and hospital stay (F=54, p

Key concepts: Medicine, Laparotomy, Stab wound, Abdomen, Surgery, Stab, Penetrating wounds, Penetrating trauma

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