AAST liver injury scale
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The 1994 revision of the AAST(American Association for the Surgery of Trauma) liver injury scale is the most widely used liver injury grading system at the time of writing (late 2016).
Classification
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grade I
- haematoma: subcapsular, <10% surface area
- laceration: capsular tear, <1 cm parenchymal depth
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grade II
- haematoma: subcapsular, 10-50% surface area
- haematoma: intraparenchymal <10 cm diameter
- laceration: capsular tear 1-3 cm parenchymal depth, <10 cm length
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grade III
- haematoma: subcapsular, >50% surface area of ruptured subcapsular or parenchymal haematoma
- haematoma: intraparenchymal >10 cm or expanding
- laceration: capsular tear >3 cm parenchymal depth
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grade IV
- laceration: parenchymal disruption involving 25-75% hepatic lobe or involves 1-3 Couinaud segments
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grade V
- laceration: parenchymal disruption involving >75% of hepatic lobe or involves >3 Couinaud segments (within one lobe)
- vascular: juxtahepatic venous injuries (retrohepatic vena cava / central major hepatic veins)
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grade VI
- vascular: hepatic avulsion
N.b. advance one grade for multiple injuries up to grade III.
See also
-<p>The 1994 revision of the AAST<strong> </strong>(American Association for the Surgery of Trauma) <strong>liver injury scale</strong> is the most widely used liver injury grading system at the time of writing (late 2016). </p><h4>Classification</h4><ul>- +<p>The 1994 revision of the <strong>AAST (American Association for the Surgery of Trauma) liver injury scale</strong> is the most widely used <a title="Liver injury" href="/articles/liver-trauma">liver injury</a> grading system at the time of writing (late 2016). </p><h4>Classification</h4><ul>
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