Low-grade blunt liver injury rarely requires intervention

Adults with isolated low-grade blunt liver injury almost never need surgery, allowing for streamlined management strategies.

  • Only 1.33% of 4,498 patients required intervention.
  • Key risk factors for intervention included older age, tachycardia, and hypotension.

Young, stable patients may be discharged after brief observation, leading to more efficient use of resources.

  • Patients under 51 with stable hemodynamics have less than a 1% chance of needing intervention.

Journal Article by Dvorak JE, Tseng ES (…) Crandall ML et 2 al. in BMC Surg

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