Predictors of abdominal injuries in blunt trauma.

Objective: To identify predictors of abdominal injuries in victims of blunt trauma.

Method: retrospective analysis of trauma protocols (collected prospectively) of adult victims of blunt trauma in a period of 15 months. Variables were compared between patients with abdominal injuries (AIS>0) detected by computed tomography or/and laparotomy (group I) and others (AIS=0, group II).