Conservative Management of Splenic Trauma
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Non-operative management of splenic trauma
The risk of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection (OPSI) prompted the evolution toward preservation of the injured spleen. Nonoperative management (NOM) of blunt injury to the spleen in adults has become the standard of care in hemodynamically stable patients. This modality of treatment began in the 1970's in paediatric patients. It is highly successful with overall failures rates from 2% to 3...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0035-8665,2052-0468
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-145-02-04