{"title":"Visceral injury.","authors":"J M Porter, M F Rotondo","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Trauma is a major health and social problem. It is the leading cause of death for those under age 45, and is a major expense to society, in terms of direct medical expense and lost wages. Visceral injury continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the overall trauma picture. This article reviews the significant developments in the diagnosis and management in specific areas of visceral injury.</p>","PeriodicalId":79397,"journal":{"name":"Current opinion in general surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current opinion in general surgery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Trauma is a major health and social problem. It is the leading cause of death for those under age 45, and is a major expense to society, in terms of direct medical expense and lost wages. Visceral injury continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the overall trauma picture. This article reviews the significant developments in the diagnosis and management in specific areas of visceral injury.