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Penetrating Abdominal Trauma from Liposuction: The Miami Experience
- Source :
- Trauma Care, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 146-153 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2023.
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Abstract
- Liposuction is one of the most commonly performed aesthetic plastic surgery procedures in the world. Although serious complications are rare, intra-abdominal complications such as bowel perforation are one of the most common causes of death after liposuction. We present a case series of six patients who sustained intra-abdominal injuries from liposuction. The acute care surgery (ACS) faculty at a single institution were surveyed for patients. Six patients were identified over a three-year period. The average age was 45 years, and all patients were female. All six underwent a cosmetic procedure in addition to their liposuction. Four (67%) had previous abdominal surgery, and five (83%) were overweight or obese. All patients presented with abdominal pain, tachycardia, and leukocytosis. All six underwent exploratory laparotomies: four patients had small bowel enterotomies, one had cecal volvulus and abdominal compartment syndrome, and one had fascial violation. They underwent an average of four ACS procedures (range 1 to 11) and had an average hospital LOS of 29 days (range 5 to 60) and an average ICU LOS of 11 days (range 1 to 39). Intra-abdominal injuries are a rare complication of liposuction; however, a high index of suspicion must be maintained to diagnose and treat these life-threatening injuries.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2673866X
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Trauma Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.41c17aaeb73442d7bb4a3d6d5f776d80
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/traumacare3030014