Short-term treatment outcomes in patients with various colon injuries

We evaluated early postoperative period in 200 patients with penetrating abdominal trauma that involved colon injury. One hundred patients (50 %) had stab wounds, whereas the remaining 100 patients (50%) had gunshot wounds. All patients were male, mean age was 36 ± 2 years. We found that individuals with stab wounds had overcome early postoperative period easier and with fewer complications than those with gunshot wounds.