Peritoneal Breach as an Indication for Exploratory Laparotomy in Penetrating Abdominal Stab Injury: Operative Findings in Haemodynamically Stable Patients

Table 4

Investigation results and haemodynamics of patients with nontherapeutic operation versus conservative management.

	Positive laparoscopy/laparotomy; ()	Negative laparoscopy/laparotomy ()	value	Nonoperative management; ()	value
FAST^1 scan positive; (%)	19 (28.8%)	4 (10%)	0.04	5 (7%)	0.01
CT normal ()	1 (1.5%)	16 (40%)	0.01	54	< 0.01
HR^2; Median (SD)	96 ± 22	95 ± 23	0.8	106 ± 19	< 0.01
SBP^3; Median (SD)	126 ± 25	132 ± 24	0.2	128 ± 21	0.09
Length of hospital stay Median (IQR)	6 (5–9)	4 (2–8)	0.9	2.3 (0.6–3.5)	< 0.01

Note: 12 patients underwent wound exploration in OT and were excluded from the above analysis.
¹Focused abdominal sonography for trauma.
²Heart rate.
³Systolic blood pressure.