Microscopic Hematuria as a Marker of Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Rats: Description of an Experimental Model

Karamercan M. A., Sevgili A. M., KARAMERCAN A., ATİLLA P., BALKANCI Z. D., Karamercan G., ...More

JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE, vol.71, no.3, pp.687-693, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 71 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31820932bf
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.687-693
  • Keywords: Blunt abdominal trauma, Microscopic hematuria, Rat model, INJURY, MANAGEMENT, CARE
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Microscopic hematuria is an extremely important sign in blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) patients. Controversies still exist in the literature on whether microscopic hematuria is a sign of intra-abdominal extrarenal organ injury and is an indication for radiographic assessment of BAT patients. In this study, a new BAT rat model was developed, and we tried to determine the relationships between microscopic hematuria and extrarenal intra-abdominal organ injury.