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Table 1 WSES liver trauma classification

From: The rate of success of the conservative management of liver trauma in a developing country

 

WSES grade

Blunt/penetrating (stab/guns)

AAST

Hemodynamic

CT scan

First-line treatment

Minor

WSES grade I

B/P

I–II

Stable

  

SW/GSW

Moderate

WSES grade II

B/P

III

Stable

Yes

NOM*

SW/GSW

Local Exploration in SW

Serial Clinical/Laboratory/Radiological Evaluation

Severe

WSES grade III

B/P

IV–V

Stable

  

SW/GSW

WSES grade IV

B/P

I–VI

Unstable

No

OM

SW/GSW

  1. SW stab wound, GSW gunshot wound, OM operative management, * NOM non-operative management