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1997143

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-4
pubmed:abstractText
The management of isolated blunt splenic trauma in adults is controversial. The authors present a series of 17 patients with blunt splenic trauma who were selected for nonoperative management. Only one patient eventually required surgery, for a ruptured spleen. Complications included pneumonia (two cases) and pleural effusion, atelectasis and ileus (one case each). There were no deaths. Five patients required transfusion, for a total of 17 units of blood. The mean length of hospital stay was 9.4 days. Comparison with a group of 17 patients treated operatively during the same period showed that those treated nonoperatively had fewer complications, required less blood and had a similar length of hospital stay. The authors conclude that nonoperative management of selected patients with isolated blunt splenic trauma is safe, if the patient's condition is closely monitored.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0008-428X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
27-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-8-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Nonoperative management of blunt splenic trauma in adults.
pubmed:affiliation
Saint John Regional Hospital, NB.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article