MANAGEMENT OF PENETRATING WOUNDS OF ABDOMEN, A REVIEW

The small colon, big bowel, liver, and intra-abdominal vasculature are the most often injured organs in penetrating abdomen wounds. The treatment of individuals with penetrating abdominal has evolved during the past few years. The best way to treat abdominal stab wounds is still debatable. The objective is to locate injuries and treat them in a way that is both safe and economical. Local wound exploration (LWE), diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL), laparotomy, and computed tomography (CT) imaging are all common evaluation procedures. It has been demonstrated that clinical practice guidelines enhance healthcare delivery. Although they are rare, anterior abdominal stab wounds provide a problem for trauma management in both rural and urban areas. These clinical practice recommendations place a lot of emphasis on choosing the diagnostic and therapeutic methods that are the most trustworthy, safe, effective, and affordable. The guidelines will include evidence-based suggestions for treating patients who present to both rural and urban hospitals with anterior abdominal stab wounds. In this article we explain the types of the abdominal stab wounds and state the approaches which can be used to manage the abdominal stab wounds and the followed guidelines for ideal management.