Surgical tactics at complex trauma of the colon

Abstract

Complex trauma of the colon is one of the severe kinds of abdominal organ injury, sometimes creating complexities even for skilled surgeons. The high mortality level (up to 44%) determines the necessity of development of rational algorithm of medical diagnostic actions. Surgical tactics suggested by the Department of faculty surgery, developed on the basis of City Hospital No. 2 (Vladivostok), taking into account the degree of trauma, blood loss volume, terms from the moment of trauma, severity of damage to other anatomic areas, a degree of filling of colon, allows receiving quite satisfactory results in this category of patients.