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01-12-2020 | Review

Liver trauma: WSES 2020 guidelines

Authors: Federico Coccolini, Raul Coimbra, Carlos Ordonez, Yoram Kluger, Felipe Vega, Ernest E. Moore, Walt Biffl, Andrew Peitzman, Tal Horer, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Massimo Sartelli, Gustavo P. Fraga, Enrico Cicuttin, Luca Ansaloni, Michael W. Parra, Mauricio Millán, Nicola DeAngelis, Kenji Inaba, George Velmahos, Ron Maier, Vladimir Khokha, Boris Sakakushev, Goran Augustin, Salomone di Saverio, Emanuil Pikoulis, Mircea Chirica, Viktor Reva, Ari Leppaniemi, Vassil Manchev, Massimo Chiarugi, Dimitrios Damaskos, Dieter Weber, Neil Parry, Zaza Demetrashvili, Ian Civil, Lena Napolitano, Davide Corbella, Fausto Catena, the WSES expert panel

Published in: World Journal of Emergency Surgery | Issue 1/2020

Abstract

Liver injuries represent one of the most frequent life-threatening injuries in trauma patients. In determining the optimal management strategy, the anatomic injury, the hemodynamic status, and the associated injuries should be taken into consideration. Liver trauma approach may require non-operative or operative management with the intent to restore the homeostasis and the normal physiology. The management of liver trauma should be multidisciplinary including trauma surgeons, interventional radiologists, and emergency and ICU physicians. The aim of this paper is to present the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) liver trauma management guidelines.

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Title: Liver trauma: WSES 2020 guidelines
Authors: Federico Coccolini
Raul Coimbra
Carlos Ordonez
Yoram Kluger
Felipe Vega
Ernest E. Moore
Walt Biffl
Andrew Peitzman
Tal Horer
Fikri M. Abu-Zidan
Massimo Sartelli
Gustavo P. Fraga
Enrico Cicuttin
Luca Ansaloni
Michael W. Parra
Mauricio Millán
Nicola DeAngelis
Kenji Inaba
George Velmahos
Ron Maier
Vladimir Khokha
Boris Sakakushev
Goran Augustin
Salomone di Saverio
Emanuil Pikoulis
Mircea Chirica
Viktor Reva
Ari Leppaniemi
Vassil Manchev
Massimo Chiarugi
Dimitrios Damaskos
Dieter Weber
Neil Parry
Zaza Demetrashvili
Ian Civil
Lena Napolitano
Davide Corbella
Fausto Catena
the WSES expert panel
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: World Journal of Emergency Surgery / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1749-7922
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-020-00302-7

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