Morbidity and mortality in XXXX . A 5 year study.

@entity1 @entity881 @entity1317 @entity99 @entity130
The records of 443 cases of liver @entity130 operated on at San Francisco General Hospital from 1976 to 1981 were reviewed. Forty-two percent of the injuries were due to blunt @entity130 , 32 percent to stabbings, and 26 percent to gunshot wounds. Seventy-two percent of the @entity1 were treated by simple repair and only 8 percent of @entity1 had to undergo major resection. Infections and pulmonary problems were the most common complications, and the overall morbidity was 38 percent. @entity1317 occurred in 84 percent of @entity1 . Our overall mortality was 9 percent; mortality for blunt @entity130 was 14 percent, for gunshot wounds 8 percent, and for stab wounds 2.8 percent. Most deaths were intraoperative (58 percent), with the primary cause of death being exsanguination. @entity881 accounted for most of the postoperative deaths. Our 5 years study and comparison with previous studies reaffirms our belief in a conservative approach to the traumatized @entity1 with @entity99 . Utilizing the aforementioned principles, we have managed to show a continual decrease in mortality in spite of treating a more severely traumatized group of @entity1 . We believe that continued improvement in mortality and morbidity is possible through the prevention of @entity130 , adherence to our basic guidelines, and the implementation of new technological advances now on the horizon.
