Risk Factors of Corzo et al for Operative Management of a Mesenteric Hematoma Following Blunt Abdominal Trauma

Patient selection: adult with blunt abdominal trauma and mesenteric hematoma on CT scan

Exclusion: other intra-abdominal injuries, Glasgow coma score (GCS) < 14

Risk factors for operative management:

(1) abdominal pain (odds ratio 10)

(2) abdominal tenderness (odds ratio 32)

(3) free fluid within the abdomen (odds ratio 10)

Patients with none of these risk factors had nonoperative management with a 100% success rate.