Quantity of hemoperitoneum is associated with need for intervention in patients with stable blunt splenic injury

BackgroundIn patients with hemodynamically stable blunt splenic injury (BSI), there is no consensus on whether quantity of hemoperitoneum (HP) is a predictor for intervention with splenic artery embolization (SAE) or failing nonoperative management (fNOM). We sought to analyze whether the quantity o...

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Main Authors: Matthew M Carrick, Kristin Salottolo, Robert M Madayag, James Yon, Allen Tanner, Charles W Mains, Andrew Topham, Mark Lieser, David Bar-Or, Michael O'Brien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
Online Access:https://tsaco.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000406.full