Splenic injuries: factors affecting the outcome of non-operative management


Boyuk A., Gumus M., Onder A., Kapan M., Aliosmanoglu I., Taskesen F., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY SURGERY, vol.38, no.3, pp.269-274, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00068-011-0156-8
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.269-274
  • Keywords: Non-operative management, Splenic injury, Predictive factor, SOLID-ORGAN INJURY, BLUNT ABDOMINAL-TRAUMA, SPLEEN, LIVER, IMPACT, FAILURE, AGE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of non-operative management (NOM) in patients with splenic injuries and to determine the predictive factors of NOM failure.