“…One possibility of our lower conversion rate to operative management could be because of a combined CT and serial abdominal examination approach for our assessment rather than just single assessment, for example LWE/serial abdominal examination/CT only as noted in other studies. 4,[9][10][11][12] By reducing the number of laparotomies performed on stable patients with abdominal stab wound, this would reduce operative and post-operative complications, negative and non-therapeutic laparotomies, length of stay in hospital, use of theatre time and financial burden. Leppäniemi and Haapiainen found that there were significant financial costs associated with laparotomy and non-therapeutic laparotomy.…”