Nonoperative Management (NOM) of most liver injuries impairs the mastery of intraoperative hemostasis

• Published in: The American journal of surgery Vol. 219; no. 3; pp. 462 - 464
• Main Authors: Lee, Solhee, Buck, Joseph R., Ledgerwood, Anna M., Lucas, Charles E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2020; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Education, Medical, Graduate; Female; Hemostasis; Hemostasis, Surgical - education; Hemostatics; Humans; Injuries; Injury Severity Score; Laparotomy; Liver; Liver - injuries; Liver transplantation; Male; Management; Mortality; NOM of liver injury; Patients; Resident education; Skills; Stabbings; Teaching hemostatic techniques; Training; Trauma; Traumatology - education; World War I; World War II; Wounds and Injuries - surgery; Wounds and Injuries - therapy; Resident education; Teaching hemostatic techniques; NOM of liver injury

Nonoperative management (NOM) of most liver injury (LI) compromises teaching of technical skills required for intraoperative LI hemostasis. This study assesses this void. The records of patients (pts) admitted for LI during two years (1/1/16–12/31/17) were compared to pts treated during two-year int...