Perforaciones traumáticas del colon y recto / Traumatic perforations of the colon and rectum
Medisan
; 11(3)jul.-sept. 2007. tab
Article
in Spanish
| CUMED
| ID: cum-35496
Responsible library:
CU418.1
Localization: CU418.1
RESUMEN
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal de 139 pacientes ingresados y operados por perforaciones traumáticas de colon y recto en el Hospital Provincial Docente Saturnino Lora Torres de Santiago de Cuba, en un periodo de 15 años (enero de 1992 a diciembre del 2006). Entre los principales resultados sobresalieron predominio del sexo masculino en la segunda y tercera décadas de la vida, de la herida con arma blanca como causa fundamental, del colon transverso como órgano más afectado y del intestino delgado como localización más frecuente de la lesión. El procedimiento quirúrgico más comúnmente ejecutado fue la colostomía y aunque el cierre primario no preponderó como técnica operatoria, provocó menos complicaciones (sobre todo sepsis de la herida) que otros mecanismos. Fallecieron 10 pacientes, cuya defunción fue generalmente atribuible a choque hemorrágico en los que existían lesiones asociadas
ABSTRACT
A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 139 admitted patients who underwent surgery due to traumatic perforations of colon and rectum was carried out in the Saturnino Lora Torres Teaching Provincial Hospital in Santiago de Cuba, in a 15 years period (from January, 1992 to December, 2006). Among the main results the most important were the following prevalence of the male sex in the second and third decades of life, prevalence of the stab wound as a main cause, prevalence of the transverse colon as the most affected organ and of the small bowel as most frequent localization of the lesion. The most commonly surgical procedure used was colostomy and although the primary closure didn't prevail as a surgical technique, it caused less complications (mainly septic wound) than other procedures. Ten patients died and their deaths were generally attributable to hemorrhagic shock in those with associated lesions
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Collection:
National databases
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Cuba
Database:
CUMED
Main subject:
Rectum
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Colon
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Intestinal Perforation
Type of study:
Evaluation study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Medisan
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Provincial Docente Saturnino Lora/Cuba