The liver is the most common organ damaged in abdominal trauma. Frequently, the cellotomy reveals a minor hepatic lesion with no signs of active bleeding. And the surgeon quite often finish the procedure with simply cleaning and drainage of the abdominal cavity. Due to the above mentioned aspects, the nonoperative management appears to be a reasonable option. Actually, such initial approach represents the treatment of choice in victims of blunt trauma with hepatic injuries that reach the hospital with normal levell of conscience and hemodynamic stability. Authors in this article, make a review and discuss the pattern selection's criteria, morbidity and mortality of the nonoperative management of blunt hepatic trauma.
Nonoperative management; Hepatic trauma