Nutrition management of a trauma patient with pneumatosis intestinalis

  • Kelly Roberts Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital
Keywords: developed pneumatosis intestinalis, trauma patient

Abstract

A 34-year-old man was admitted to the trauma unit after being involved in a motor vehicle accident, when the truck that he was driving overturned and entrapped him. Upon admission, the patient presented with blunt abdominal and chest trauma, a head injury and bilateral haemopneumothoraces. He was subsequently intubated and ventilated. The patient went into septic shock and required inotropic support.

Author Biography

Kelly Roberts, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital
BScDiet, Postgrad Dip Diet Dietitian Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital Durban
How to Cite
Roberts, K. (1). Nutrition management of a trauma patient with pneumatosis intestinalis. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 25(4), 197-198. Retrieved from http://sajcn.co.za/index.php/SAJCN/article/view/679
Issue
Vol 25 No 4 (2012)
Section
SASPEN Case Study
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