Esophagus injury-trauma grading

Esophageal injuries are graded I-V with increasing severity having higher grading.

Grade I

• Esophageal contusion or hematoma
• Esophageal partial thickness laceration

Grade II

• Esophageal laceration <50% of the circumference

Grade III

• Esophageal laceration >50% of the circumference

Grade IV

• Esophageal injury with either segmental tissue loss or devascularization of <2 cm

Grade V

• Esophageal injury with either segmental tissue loss or devascularization of >2 cm

Note to advance one grade for multiple injuries up to grade III.

References

Moore EE, et al. Organ injury scaling VI: extrahepatic biliary, oesophagus, stomach, vulva, vagina, uterus (non-pregnant), uterus (pregnant), fallopian tube, and ovary. J trauma. 1995;39(6):1069-70.

[Outline]

• Information
• Grade I
• Grade II
• Grade III
• Grade IV
• Grade V
• References