Non-Operative Management of Adult Blunt
Hepatic Trauma Algorithm
Table 1
Nonoperative Management and Outcomes of Blunt Liver Injuries
| Institution, Year | Nonoperative Rx, N (%) | Grade 4-5, N (%) | Early Failure (%) | Liver-Related Morbidity (%) | Liver-Related Mortality (%) |
| Bowman Gray, 1994 | 72 (55) | 15 (21) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| University Tennessee, 1995 | 112 (82) | 43 (38) | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| New York University, 1996 | 404 (47) | 58 (14) | 4 | 1 | 0.4 |
| University Tennessee, 2000 | 560 (85) | 127 (23) | 8 | 1 | 0.4 |
| USC, 2003 | 55 (71) | 16 (29) | 15 | 2 | 0 |