Properties In Evaluation Of The Acute Abdomen. Surgical Treatment
SURGICAL TREATMENT
22. If the patient is sick (and not getting better), what should be done?
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After fluid resuscitation, the patient’s abdomen should be explored. An exploratory laparotomy has been touted as the logical conclusion of a complete physical examination.
23. Is a negative laparotomy harmful?
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Yes, but patients can uncomfortably survive a negative laparotomy, whereas missed bowel infarction (or appendicitis) can be life-threatening.
24. Name the most challenging problem in all of medicine.
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An acute abdomen.
References
WEB SITE
http://www.acssurgery.com/abstracts/acs/acs0301.htm
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Abernathy’s Surgical Secrets, Updated Edition (Book w / Student Consult)
Author / s: Harken Alden H., Abernathy Charles, Moore Ernest Eugene
Year: 2004
Pages: 473
Publishers: Elsevier Mosby; 5th Bk & Acc edition
ISBN: 0323034160
