Open AccessHospital-based intervention is rarely needed for children with low-grade blunt abdominal solid organ injury: An analysis of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program registry
Author(s) -
Lauren L. Evans,
Regan F. Williams,
Chengshi Jin,
Leah Plumblee,
Bindi NaikMathuria,
Christian J. Streck,
Aaron R. Jensen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.25
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 2163-0763
pISSN - 2163-0755
DOI - 10.1097/ta.0000000000003206
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatric trauma , blunt , abdominal trauma , blunt trauma , laparotomy , emergency medicine , intervention (counseling) , surgery , poison control , injury prevention , nursing
Children with low-grade blunt solid organ injury (SOI) have historically been admitted to an inpatient setting for monitoring, but the evidence supporting the necessity of this practice is lacking. The purpose of this study was to quantify the frequency and timing of intervention for hemorrhage and to describe hospital-based resource utilization for low-grade SOI in the absence of other major injuries (OMIs).