A convincing case for primary repair of penetrating colon injuries
Taheri P, Ferrara J, Johnson C, Lamberson K, Flint L. A convincing case for primary repair of penetrating colon injuries. The American Journal Of Surgery 1993, 166: 39-44. PMID: 8328627, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80579-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-abdominal complicationsColon injuriesPrimary repairDC groupMajor intra-abdominal complicationsElective colostomy closurePercentage of patientsWound infection rateTerms of agePreoperative hypotensionColostomy closureLimited collateral damageComplication rateWound infectionSkin closureColon traumaPR groupIntergroup differencesPatientsInfection rateInjuryColostomyComplicationsTraumaRepair