The goal of this observational study is to compare the presentation, treatment, and outcomes in patients suffering traumatic pancreatic injuries from blunt or penetrating trauma. The questions this study aims to answer are: 1. Does a statistically significant association exist between pancreatic injury grade and the following individual factors: * Mortality * Morbidity * Injury severity score 2. Is there an association between post-operative pancreatic complications and operation-specific intervention? 3. Does pancreatic injury score correlate with certain intra-abdominal organ injuries? Participants meeting criteria are greater than 18 years old, with no history of pancreatic surgery who were hospitalized at Kern Medical Center after presenting to the institution's emergency department as tier 1 or 2 trauma activations following blunt or penetrating abdominal injury and were diagnosed with pancreatic injury during the same hospitalization.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
31
Exploratory laparotomy with interventions addressing pancreatic injuries Grade 1-5 including pancreatic interventions including subtotal pancreatectomy, distal pancreatectomy, pancreatic ligation, pyloric diversion, or simple drainage of the pancreas.
Kern Medical Center
Bakersfield, California, United States
Complication occurrence
Complications including wound dehiscence, pancreatic duct leak, pancreatic pseudocyst, pancreatic fistula formation, pancreatic necrosis, intra-abdominal abscess, traumatic pancreatitis, anastomotic leak
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks postoperatively
Associated intra-abdominal injuries
concomitant intra-abdominal injuries including pancreatic duck, diaphragm, stomach, liver, kidney, Major vasculature, spleen, duodenum, small bowel, colon, ureter
Time frame: within 48 hours of admission
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