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PANCREATIC TRAUMA - What are we missing?

Ronald Simon trauma-list@trauma.org
Sat, 16 Feb 2002 09:30:40 -0500


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It's been my practice to drain all patients with pancreatic injury. The=20
cases that have been observed in the past have just done poorly(Class 4=20
evidence).
Ron

avir@bgumail.bgu.ac.il wrote:

>But would you explore in THIS case
>
>Avi=20
>
>>From: DocRickFry@aol.com
>>Date: 2002/02/16 =F9 PM 05:33:24 GMT+05:30
>>To: trauma-list@trauma.org
>>Subject: Re: PANCREATIC TRAUMA - What are we missing?
>>
>>In a message dated 2/16/2002 5:26:05 AM Eastern Standard Time,=20
>>Traumamd@nyc.rr.com writes:
>>
>>
>>>I agree with that. I thought there was no such thing as non-op mgmt of=
=20
>>>pancreas injury. Though I still don't think that it caused the sudden=20
>>>pulmonary decompensation in these 2 patients.
>>>
>>I have now seen a few cases , in my own experience and presented by oth=
ers,=20
>>in which nonop management has been successfully done, one with a comple=
te=20
>>major duct transection.  Remember, 100 years ago all the authorities sa=
id we=20
>>would never operate on the heart.  100 years before that they said we w=
ould=20
>>never operate on the abdomen--we continue to learn....
>>ERF
>>ERF
>>
>>
>>
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>> In a message dated 2/16/2002 5:26:05 AM Eastern Standard Time,=20
>> Traumamd@nyc.rr.com writes:
>>
>>
>>> I agree with that. I thought there was no such thing as non-op mgmt=20
>>> of pancreas injury. Though I still don't think that it caused the=20
>>> sudden pulmonary decompensation in these 2 patients.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have now seen a few cases , in my own experience and presented by=20
>> others, in which nonop management has been successfully done, one=20
>> with a complete major duct transection.  Remember, 100 years ago all=20
>> the authorities said we would never operate on the heart.  100 years=20
>> before that they said we would never operate on the abdomen--we=20
>> continue to learn....
>> ERF
>> ERF
>


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It's been my practice to drain all patients with pancreatic injury. The c=
ases
that have been observed in the past have just done poorly(Class 4 evidenc=
e).<br>
Ron<br>
<br>
<a class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"mailto:avir@bgumail.bgu.ac.=
il">avir@bgumail.bgu.ac.il</a> wrote:<br>
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  <pre wrap=3D"">But would you explore in THIS case<br><br>Avi <br><br></=
pre>
  <blockquote type=3D"cite">
    <pre wrap=3D"">From: <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=http://www.trauma.org/index.php/community/list/url/http:list.ftech.net/pipermail/trauma-list/2002/3D"ma=
ilto:DocRickFry@aol.com">DocRickFry@aol.com</a><br>Date: 2002/02/16 =F9 P=
M 05:33:24 GMT+05:30<br>To: <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=http://www.trauma.org/index.php/community/list/url/http:list.ftech.net/pipermail/trauma-list/2002/3D=
"mailto:trauma-list@trauma.org">trauma-list@trauma.org</a><br>Subject: Re=
: PANCREATIC TRAUMA - What are we missing?<br><br>In a message dated 2/16=
/2002 5:26:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, <br><a class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbr=
eviated" href=3D"mailto:Traumamd@nyc.rr.com">Traumamd@nyc.rr.com</a> writ=
es:<br><br><br></pre>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite">
      <pre wrap=3D"">I agree with that. I thought there was no such thing=
 as non-op mgmt of <br>pancreas injury. Though I still don't think that i=
t caused the sudden <br>pulmonary decompensation in these 2 patients.<br>=
<br></pre>
      </blockquote>
      <pre wrap=3D"">I have now seen a few cases , in my own experience a=
nd presented by others, <br>in which nonop management has been successful=
ly done, one with a complete <br>major duct transection.  Remember, 100 y=
ears ago all the authorities said we <br>would never operate on the heart=
.  100 years before that they said we would <br>never operate on the abdo=
men--we continue to learn....<br>ERF<br>ERF<br><br><br></pre>
      <br>
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In a message dated 2/16/2002 5:26:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, <a class=http://www.trauma.org/index.php/community/list/url/http:list.ftech.net/pipermail/trauma-list/2002/3D=
"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"mailto:Traumamd@nyc.rr.com">Traumamd@n=
yc.rr.com</a>
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I agree with that. I thought there was no such thing as non-op mgmt of pa=
ncreas
injury. Though I still don't think that it caused the sudden pulmonary de=
compensation
in these 2 patients.<br>
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rs,
in which nonop management has been successfully done, one with a complete
major duct transection.=A0 Remember, 100 years ago all the authorities sa=
id
we would never operate on the heart.=A0 100 years before that they said w=
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would never operate on the abdomen--we continue to learn....<br>
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