Ismail Mahmood, Basil Younis, Mohammad Alabdallat, Saji Mathradikkal, Husham Abdelrahman, Ayman El-Menyar, Mohammad Asim, Mohammad Kasim, Monira Mollazehi, Ammar Al-Hassani, Ruben Peralta, Sandro Rizoli, Hassan Al-Thani
BACKGROUND: Grade (III-V) blunt splenic injuries (BSI) in hemodynamically stable patients represent clinical challenges for successful non-operative management (NOM). In 2014, Our institution proposed a treatment protocol requiring splenic angiography and embolization for stable, intermediate, and high-grade BSI. It also included a follow-up CT scan for grade III BSI. We sought to assess the success rate of NOM in treating intermediate and high-grade BSI, following a standardized treatment protocol at a level 1 trauma center...
April 15, 2024: Heliyon