Hematuria as a predictor of abdominal injury after blunt trauma

Am J Surg. 1992 Nov;164(5):482-5; discussion 485-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9610(05)81185-7.

Abstract

Among the 1,484 patients included in the Renal Trauma Project with evidence of blunt trauma and hematuria, 160 patients were found to have both hematuria and a significant intra-abdominal injury not related to the genitourinary system. The incidence of abdominal injury generally increased with the degree of hematuria, approaching 24% in patients with gross hematuria. For each category of degree of hematuria, patients with shock had a significantly higher incidence of abdominal injury (p < 0.05) than patients without shock. The incidence of abdominal injury in patients with microscopic hematuria and shock was 29%, and it was 65% for patients with both gross hematuria and shock. All patients with gross hematuria after blunt abdominal trauma and all patients with microscopic hematuria and a history of shock should be evaluated for both urologic and extra-renal abdominal injuries.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Injuries / complications
  • Abdominal Injuries / diagnosis*
  • Abdominal Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Female
  • Hematuria / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Kidney / injuries
  • Laparotomy
  • Liver / injuries
  • Male
  • Shock / etiology
  • Spleen / injuries
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnosis*
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnostic imaging