Blunt and Penetrating Liver Trauma have Similar Outcomes in the Modern Era.
A A KeizerJ H C ArkenboschV Y KongR HoencampJ L BruceM T D SmithDamian Luiz ClarkePublished in: Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society (2020)
Hepatic trauma is still associated with a high morbidity rate, although there have been dramatic improvements in mortality rates over the last three decades. The mortality rates for blunt and penetrating liver trauma are now similar. Non-operative management is feasible for over two-thirds of blunt injuries and for just under 20% of penetrating injuries.