Abdominal Trauma - solid organ and retroperitoneal

This week's episode welcomes back Ben Finlay to help present abdominal trauma.We go through:- trauma laparotomy- liver trauma- splenic trauma- pancreatic trauma- renal trauma - and retroperitoneal haematomas and what to do with them!Special mentions include how to do right and left medial visceral rotations, and some operative decision making that will be super high yield for the exam.The ANZAST (Australian and New Zealand Association for the Surgery of Trauma) has some great recordings from their grand rounds available on trauma topics which we found useful for study: https://anzast.org/anzast-trauma-grand-rounds/DisclaimerThe information in this podcast is intended as a revision aid for the purposes of the General Surgery Fellowship Exam.This information is not to be considered to include any recommendations or medical advice by the author or publisher or any other person. The listener should conduct and rely upon their own independent analysis of the information in this document.The author provides no guarantees or assurances in relation to any connection between the content of this podcast and the general surgical fellowship exam.  No responsibility or liability is accepted by the author in relation to the performance of any person in the exam.  This podcast is not a substitute for candidates undertaking their own preparations for the exam.To the maximum extent permitted by law, no responsibility or liability is accepted by the author or publisher or any other person as to the adequacy, accuracy, correctness, completeness or reasonableness of this information, including any statements or information provided by third parties and reproduced or referred to in this document. To the maximum extent permitted by law, no responsibility for any errors in or omissions from this document, whether arising out of negligence or otherwise, is accepted.The information contained in this podcast has not been independently verified.© Amanda Nikolic 2022