Table 4 Kidney organ injury scale. [75]
From: Angiography and embolisation for solid abdominal organ injury in adults - a current perspective
| I |
Contusion Haematoma |
Microscopic or gross haematuria, urologic studies normal Subcapsular, nonexpanding without parenchymal laceration |
|---|---|---|
| II |
Haematoma Laceration |
Nonexpanding perirenal haematoma confined to renal retroperitoneum <1 cm parenchymal depth of renal cortex without urinary extravasation |
| III | Laceration | >1 cm parenchymal depth of renal cortex without collecting system rupture or urinary extravasation |
| IV |
Laceration Vascular |
Parenchymal laceration extending through renal cortex, medulla and collecting system Main renal artery or vein injury with contained haemorrhage |
| V |
Laceration Vascular |
Completely shattered kidney Avulsion of renal hilum that devascularises kidney |
