Selective Nonoperative Management of Abdominal Gunshot Wounds from Heresy to Adoption: A Multicenter Study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCoNECT)
Peponis T, Kasotakis G, Yu J, Alouidor R, Burkott B, Maung AA, Johnson DC, Saillant N, Walden H, Salim A, Bryant E, Dorfman JD, Klein EN, Elefant R, Tabrizi MB, Bugaev N, Arabian SS, Velmahos GC. Selective Nonoperative Management of Abdominal Gunshot Wounds from Heresy to Adoption: A Multicenter Study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCoNECT). Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2017, 224: 1036-1045. PMID: 28259545, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.12.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal InjuriesAdultFemaleHumansLaparotomyMaleNew EnglandPractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesTrauma CentersWounds, GunshotYoung AdultConceptsSelective nonoperative managementAbdominal gunshot woundsImmediate laparotomyNonoperative managementTrauma centerGunshot woundsLevel IFailure of SNOMLower median injury severity scoreMedian Injury Severity ScoreInjury Severity ScoreGunshot wound patientsAcceptable methodLaparotomy patientsHospital stayShorter ICUNontherapeutic laparotomyOverall incidenceMulticenter studySeverity scoreMedical recordsLower incidenceWound patientsLaparotomyPatients