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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2011-7582</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Cirugía]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[rev. colomb. cir.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2011-7582</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Colombiana de Cirugía]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2011-75822018000100052</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.30944/20117582.47</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Utilidad del examen físico para el diagnóstico de lesión intraabdominal en heridas por arma cortopunzante]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Value of the physical examination in the diagnosis of intra-abdominal lesion in penetrating abdominal stab wounds]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez-Botero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juliana]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Restrepo-Jaramillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mónica]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morales-Uribe]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Hernando]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Antioquia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Antioquia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>33</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>52</fpage>
<lpage>61</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2011-75822018000100052&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2011-75822018000100052&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2011-75822018000100052&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción.  El propósito de este estudio fue evaluar el desempeño del examen físico, apoyado en ayudas imaginológicas, en los pacientes con herida penetrante abdominal, para diagnosticar la presencia de lesión intraabdominal y seleccionar los candidatos a manejo no operatorio.  Materiales y métodos.  Se analizó la base de datos de 559 pacientes mayores de 15 años con herida abdominal por arma cortopunzante que ingresaron a un centro hospitalario de cuarto nivel.  Resultados.  Se practicó laparotomía exploratoria de urgencia en 290/559 (51,4 %) pacientes, 38/290 (13,1 %) de las cuales fueron laparotomías no terapéuticas. La sensibilidad del examen físico para la decisión quirúrgica emergente fue de 99,6 % y, su especificidad, de 80,99 %. Al resto de los pacientes (47,7 %) se les realizó observación clínica estrecha con examen físico repetido. Durante el manejo no operatorio, 72/269 (26,8 %) pacientes fueron sometidos a cirugía por los hallazgos del examen físico. De este grupo, solo 8/72 (11 %) de las laparotomías fueron no terapéuticas. Se dieron de alta 197/269 (73,2 %) pacientes con un periodo de observación no inferior a 24 horas. En este grupo, la sensibilidad del examen físico fue de 98,46 % y, su especificidad, de 96,08 %.  Conclusiones.  La experiencia del manejo de pacientes con heridas abdominales penetrantes por arma cortopunzante apoya al examen físico como una prueba diagnóstica muy sensible y específica para el diagnóstico de lesión intraabdominal, lográndose que el tratamiento no operatorio sea una alternativa terapéutica, evitando laparotomías innecesarias y el aumento de la morbimortalidad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction:  The purpose of this study was to determine the value of the physical examination supported by imaging in patients with penetrating abdominal wounds in diagnosing intra-abdominal injury and to select candidates for nonoperative management.  Materials and methods:  Analysis of a database of 559 patients over 15 years of age presenting with penetrating abdominal trauma at a fourth level of care hospital.  Results:  Emergency exploratory laparotomy was performed in 290 patients (51.4%), of whom 38 (13.1%) were non-therapeutic laparotomies. The sensitivity and specificity of the physical examination for the emergent surgical decision was 99.6% and 80.99%, respectively. The remaining patients (47.7%) underwent clinical observation with repeated physical examination. During the nonoperative management, 72 patients (26.8%) were taken to surgery based on findings in the physical examination. Of this group, only 11% of laparotomies were non-therapeutic. One hundred and ninety-seven (73.2%) patients were discharged with an observation period of no less than 24 hours. In this group of patients, the sensitivity of the physical examination was 98.46% and specificity was 96.08%.  Conclusions:  Our experience in the management of patients with abdominal stab wounds supports physical examination as a highly sensitive and specific diagnostic method for the diagnosis of intra-abdominal injury. Nonoperative management is a therapeutic alternative, avoiding unnecessary laparotomies and increased morbidity and mortality.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[traumatismos abdominales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[heridas penetrantes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[examen físico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tomografía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[laparotomía.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Abdominal injuries]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[wounds, penetrating]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[physical examination]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tomography]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[laparotomy.]]></kwd>
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