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Review
. 2014 Nov:114 Suppl 1:13-21.
doi: 10.1111/bju.12902.

The conservative management of renal trauma: a literature review and practical clinical guideline from Australia and New Zealand

Steve P McCombie  1 , Isaac Thyer, Niall M Corcoran, Christopher Rowling, John Dyer, Anton Le Roux, Melvyn Kuan, D Michael A Wallace, Dickon Hayne
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Review

The conservative management of renal trauma: a literature review and practical clinical guideline from Australia and New Zealand

Steve P McCombie et al. BJU Int. 2014 Nov.
Free article

Abstract

Objective: To review the literature and make practical recommendations regarding the conservative management of renal trauma.

Patients and methods: Relevant articles and guidelines published between 1980 and 2014 were reviewed. Graded recommendations were constructed by a multi-disciplinary panel consisting of urologists, radiologists, and infectious disease physicians. These recommendations underwent formal review and debate at the Western Australian USANZ 2013 state conference, and were presented at the USANZ 2014 annual scientific meeting.

Results: The literature on the conservative management of renal trauma is reviewed within the framework of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) kidney injury severity scale. Graded recommendations are made regarding several key topics including: imaging, inpatient management, antibiotics, return to activity, and follow-up. Grade IV injuries and intraoperative consults are examined separately in view of the difficulties these groups cause in making appropriate treatment decisions.

Conclusion: A practical clinical guideline is provided regarding the conservative management of renal trauma.

Keywords: diagnostic imaging; follow-up; guideline; non-operative management; renal trauma; review.

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