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Case Reports
. 2008 Jan;24(1):34-6.
doi: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31815f397f.

The importance of a multidisciplinary approach in a child with major abdominal penetrating trauma

Ottavio Adorisio  1 , Antonio Elia, Enrico Pinzauti, Simone Pancani, Lorenzo Mirabile, Elena Lenares, Dante Alfredo Danti
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The importance of a multidisciplinary approach in a child with major abdominal penetrating trauma

Ottavio Adorisio et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008 Jan.

Abstract

We present a case of a 2-year-old girl who had a lawn mower accident with subtotal gut evisceration, multiple ischemic intestinal lesions, hepatic and gastric wounds, amputation of the left forearm, and hypovolemic shock. Prompt and adequate management was carried out in tertiary level institution, based upon quick evaluation of the lesions, fluid resuscitation, surgical repair, and postoperative admission to the pediatric intensive care unit.

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