Significance of traumatology in abdominal and vascular surgery.

Frequency of polytrauma accounts for the numerous abdominal traumas. Abdominal injuries should be treated by an abdominal surgeon. Three hundred and seventy traumas of the abdomen were checked regarding other injuries and their percentages given. Mortality rate was 16.6 percent. The different steps of diagnosis are shown with special reference to intraperitoneal lavage and sonography. Frequency of possible organ injuries in patients at Göttingen Medical Center is noted and the special surgical care is explained. The importance and urgency of vascular injuries are discussed with reference to different types of arterial and venous injuries in the abdominal cavity and in retroperitoneal spaces.