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...
Main Authors: | Michel Teuben, Roy Spijkerman, Taco Blokhuis, Roman Pfeifer, Henrik Teuber, Hans-Christoph Pape, Luke Leenen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-019-0668-5 |
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