Open AccessVariations in the management of adolescents with blunt splenic trauma in England and Wales: are we preserving enough?
Author(s) -
Patrick Green,
David Wilkinson,
Omar Bouamra,
Maria Fragoso,
Paul J. Farrelly
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/rcsann.2020.0053
Subject(s) - medicine , splenectomy , odds ratio , blunt , confidence interval , blood transfusion , major trauma , blunt trauma , injury severity score , surgery , pediatrics , injury prevention , poison control , emergency medicine , spleen
Management of blunt splenic injury has changed drastically with non-operative management increasingly used in paediatric and adult patients. Studies from America and Australia demonstrate disparities in care of patients treated at paediatric and adult centres. This study assessed management of splenic injuries in UK adolescents.