MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA: A NARRATIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the management of patients with blunt abdominal trauma. Bibliographic Review: Trauma is understood as a condition that involves the exchange of energy between the environment and the body, causing injuries that can affect different systems in the human body (PARREIRA, 2017). The spleen represents the largest organ of the lymphatic system, accounting for about 30% of the mononuclear phagocytic system, in addition to participating in the removal of altered erythrocytes and microorganisms in the circulation, thus representing an important organ (MATOS FILHO, ARGOS SOARES DE et al, 2018).  In blunt abdominal trauma, it is one of the most frequently affected organs, associated with a mortality rate that increases as treatment is postponed (JÚNIOR et al., 2021) (CARDOSO, DANIEL LINHARES et al., 2018). Final considerations: Among the injuries, splenic and hepatic trauma, as well as kidneys, spleen, pancreas, intestinal loops and blood vessels, stand out. Due to the risk to life, it is necessary that such injuries be respected and sought from physical and imaging examination.