Kidney organ injury scaling: 2025 update.

Keihani, Sorena; Tominaga, Gail T; Matta, Rano; Gross, Joel A; Cribari, Chris; Kaups, Krista L; Crandall, Marie; Kozar, Rosemary A et al. · J Trauma Acute Care Surg · 2025

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Abstract

The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma initially published the organ injury scaling for the kidney in 1989, which was subsequently updated in 2018. This current American Association for the Surgery of Trauma kidney organ injury scaling update incorporates the latest evidence in diagnosis and management of renal trauma and is based upon a multidisciplinary consensus. These changes reflect the near universal use of computed tomography for renal trauma evaluation and the widespread adoption of conservative management across all grades of renal trauma.

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