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A convincing case for primary repair of penetrating colon injuries.

Over the past 14 years, 146 patients with penetrating colon trauma were managed by primary repair with/without resection (PR, n = 55), and by diverting colostomy (DC, n = 91). These groups did not differ in terms of age, ISS (Injury Severity Scale), PATI (Penetrating Abdominal Trauma Index), a-AIS (abdominal Abbreviated Injury Scale), or preoperative hypotension. No intergroup differences were manifested in intra-abdominal complications (fistula/leak, abscess, pancreatitis, intestinal obstruction, wound dehiscence). The percentage of patients who experienced at least one major intra-abdominal complication did not differ statistically when the two groups were compared--12.7% in PR versus 11% in DC--although risk in both groups increased with the additional number of organs injured. Wound infection was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in the PR group (19.6%) compared with the DC group (9.4%). Mortality in the PR and DC groups was 0% and 3.6%, respectively. One hundred and ten patients who underwent elective colostomy closure following trauma had a 9.1% intra-abdominal complication rate and a 3.6% wound infection rate. These risks should be considered when colostomy is selected to manage patients with penetrating colon injury. These data support primary repair of all colon injuries, reserving skin closure for patients with limited collateral damage.

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