Grade III blunt splenic injury without contrast extravasation - World Society of Emergency Surgery Nijmegen consensus practice

Abstract Background Recent trauma guidelines recommend non-operative management for grade III splenic injury without contrast extravasation on computed tomography. Nevertheless, such recommendations rely on low-quality evidence, and practice variation characterizes clinical management for this type...

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Main Authors: Francesco Amico, Rebecca Anning, Cino Bendinelli, Zsolt J. Balogh, Participants of the 2019 World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) Nijmegen splenic injury collaboration group.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13017-020-00319-y