Nonoperative Management of Adult Blunt Splenic Trauma
LONGO W, BAKER C, McMILLEN M, MODLIN I, DEGUTIS L, ZUCKER K. Nonoperative Management of Adult Blunt Splenic Trauma. Annals Of Surgery 1989, 210: 626-629. PMID: 2818032, PMCID: PMC1357797, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-198911000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedHumansLength of StayMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSpleenWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsBlunt splenic traumaSplenic traumaSplenic injuryNonoperative managementSplenic defectsAdult blunt splenic traumaSuccessful outcomeAdult splenic injuryMode of therapyInterval laparotomyPeritoneal signsTransfusion requirementsHemodynamic stabilityOperative interventionAdult patientsBlood lossRetrospective reviewBed restNasogastric tubePhysical examGI functionSerial hematocritsICU monitoringSplenic imagingLeft flank