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- Title
A systematic review of penetrating perineal trauma in a civilian setting.
- Authors
Chong, Elliot Yeung; Goh, Daniel Wen Xiang; Lim, Angela Hui-Shan; Goh, Serene Si Ning; Balasubramaniam, Sunder
- Abstract
Purpose: Penetrating injuries to the perineum and associated pelvic organs have largely been reported in the military. Given the rarity of presentation and unique clinical characteristics of these injuries, we set out to address the gap in the literature in civilian settings. Methods: A systematic review of studies addressing penetrating perineal trauma from January 2000 to April 2021 was performed. Outcomes of interest were the epidemiology, associated injuries, management, follow-up, and patient outcomes. Results: 26 studies were included in this review, reporting on a total of 2316 patients. Most injuries occurred in males (88.1%), with gunshot wounds (88.2%) representing the most common aetiology, followed by knife wounds (5.0%), impalement (3.1%), coital injuries/sexual assault (1.5%), and others (2.4%). Regarding associated injuries, anorectal (n = 1419, 69.4%), bladder (n = 351, 32.4%), penile (n = 282, 20.8%), scrotal (n = 375, 27.7%), and testicular (n = 229, 16.9%) occurred frequently. Bony injuries involved the pelvis (n = 88, 8.1%) and femoral fractures (n = 5, 0.5%), while soft-tissue injuries involved the inguinal region (n = 19, 1.6%) and buttocks (n = 14, 1.3%). Vascular injuries occurred in 79 (7.8%) patients. Regarding patient outcomes, 65 (4.8%) deaths were reported, and significant morbidity was detected with a mean injury severity score of 18.4 detected in the cohort. In terms of complications of injury, wound/infective complications (n = 135, 61.3%) and fistula formation/leakage (n = 16, 0.7%) featured prominently. Conclusion: Penetrating perineal trauma in the civilian population poses a considerable challenge to clinicians, compounded by the potential for multisystem injury requiring involvement of different medical and surgical specialties.
- Subjects
TESTIS injuries; EVALUATION of medical care; GUNSHOT wounds; ONLINE information services; MEDICAL databases; PENETRATING wounds; PENIS; SYSTEMATIC reviews; EPIDEMIOLOGY; DISEASES; SEX distribution; STAB wounds; RECTUM; SEX crimes; SCROTUM; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; WOUNDS &; injuries; MEDLINE; PERINEUM
- Publication
European Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery, 2022, Vol 48, Issue 6, p4365
- ISSN
1863-9933
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00068-022-01908-z