Nonoperative management of splenic injury in closely monitored patients with reduced consciousness is safe and feasible

Nonoperative management of splenic injury in closely monitored patients with reduced consciousness is safe and feasible

Abstract Background Treatment of blunt splenic injury has changed over the past decades. Nonoperative management (NOM) is the treatment of choice. Adequate patient selection is a prerequisite for successful NOM. Impaired mental status is considered as a relative contra indication for NOM. However, t...

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Main Authors: Michel Teuben, Roy Spijkerman, Taco Blokhuis, Roman Pfeifer, Henrik Teuber, Hans-Christoph Pape, Luke Leenen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Nonoperative management
Blunt spleen trauma
Altered mental status
GCS-score
Outcome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-019-0668-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-019-0668-5

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