How liver injuries are treated?
Treatment for Liver Injury Usually, treatment includes strict bed rest for two to five days, but it may be shorter or longer depending on how badly your child is hurt or if they have other injuries. If bleeding from the liver does not stop on its own, surgery to fix the damage and stop the bleeding may be necessary.
What are the grades of liver injury?
Table 1GradeTypeInjury descriptionVLacerationParenchymal disruption involving >75% of hepatic lobe or >3 Couinaud's segments within a single lobeVascularJuxtahepatic venous injuries (i.e., retrohepatic vena cava/central major hepatic veins)VIVascularHepatic avulsion8 more rows
What is a grade 4 liver injury?
grade IV. laceration: parenchymal disruption involving 25-75% hepatic lobe or involves 1-3 Couinaud segments. vascular injury with active bleeding breaching the liver parenchyma into the peritoneum.
What is a Grade 3 liver injury?
A grade III laceration is characterized by a laceration that is > 3 cm of parenchymal depth, a subcapsular hematoma that is > 50% surface area of ruptured subcapsular or parenchymal hematoma, and an intraparenchymal hematoma that is > 10 cm or expanding. 13.
What is a Grade 5 liver injury?
Grade V: laceration: parenchymal disruption involving >75% of hepatic lobe or >3 Couinaud segments within a single lobe; vascular: juxtahepatic venous injuries (ie, retrohepatic vena cava/central major hepatic veins).
What is a liver injury?
The liver can be damaged as a result of impact (for example, a motor vehicle crash) or penetrating trauma (such as a knife or gunshot wound). Injuries may range from relatively small collections of blood (hematomas) within the liver to large tears that go deep into the liver.