Management of adult renal trauma: a practice management guideline from the eastern association for the surgery of trauma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The kidney is the most frequently injured component of the genitourinary system, accounting for 5% of all trauma cases. Several guidelines by different societies address the management of urological trauma. However, unanswered questions remain regarding optimal use of angioembolization in hemodynamically stable patients, indications for operative exploration of stable retroperitoneal hematomas and renal salvage techniques in the setting of hemodynamic instability, and imaging practices for patients undergoing non-operative management. We performed a systematic review, meta-analysis, and developed evidence-based recommendations to answer these questions in both blunt and penetrating renal trauma.

Methods

The working group formulated four population, intervention, c

SUBMITTER: Aziz HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9881253 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature