Nonoperative management of blunt splenic trauma: Outcomes of Gelfoam embolization of the splenic artery
Author(s) -
Vicki Moran,
Carl Freeman,
Adam Fang,
Heidi Isreal,
Shuran Ma,
Kena Vyas
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of emergencies trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/jets.jets_97_17
Subject(s) - medicine , blunt , glasgow coma scale , surgery , splenic artery , context (archaeology) , injury severity score , intensive care unit , embolization , trauma center , blunt trauma , retrospective cohort study , poison control , injury prevention , emergency medicine , paleontology , biology
Nonoperative management (NOM) is the standard of care in hemodynamically stable trauma patients with blunt splenic injury. Gelfoam splenic artery embolization (SAE) is a treatment option used in trauma patients.
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