%0 Journal Article %T WSES classification and guidelines for liver trauma %A Andrew Peitzman %A Dieter Weber %A Ernest E. Moore %A Fausto Catena %A Federico Coccolini %A Fikri M. Abu-Zidan %A Frederick A. Moore %A Giulia Montori %A Gustavo Fraga %A Luca Ansaloni %A Marco Ceresoli %A Massimo Sartelli %A Nicola Zanini %A Noel Naidoo %A Rao Ivatury %A Raul Coimbra %A Sandro Rizoli %A Walter Biffl %A Yoram Kluger %J Archive of "World Journal of Emergency Surgery : WJES". %D 2016 %R 10.1186/s13017-016-0105-2 %X The severity of liver injuries has been universally classified according to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) grading scale. In determining the optimal treatment strategy, however, the haemodynamic status and associated injuries should be considered. Thus the management of liver trauma is ultimately based on the anatomy of the injury and the physiology of the patient. This paper presents the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) classification of liver trauma and the management Guidelines %K Liver trauma %K Minor %K Moderate %K Severe %K Classification %K Guidelines %K Surgery %K Hemorrage %K Operative management %K Non-operative management %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5057434/