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Yamamoto R, Sato Y, Cestero RF, Eastridge BJ, Maeshima K, Katsura M, Kondo Y, Yasuda H, Kushimoto S, Sasaki J. Follow-up computed tomography and unexpected hemostasis in non-operative management of pediatric blunt liver and spleen injury. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2024:10.1007/s00068-024-02540-9. [PMID: 38780783 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-024-02540-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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PURPOSE While follow-up CT and prophylactic embolization with angiography are often conducted during non-operative management (NOM) for BLSI, particularly in a high-grade injury, the utility of early repeated CT for preventing unexpected hemorrhage remains unclear. This study aimed to elucidate whether early follow-up computerized tomography (CT) within 7 days after admission would decrease unexpected hemostatic procedures on pediatric blunt liver and spleen injury (BLSI). METHODS A post-hoc analysis of a multicenter observational cohort study on pediatric patients with BLSI (2008-2019) was conducted on those who underwent NOM, in whom the timing of follow-up CT were decided by treating physicians. The incidence of unexpected hemostatic procedure (laparotomy and/or emergency angiography for ruptured pseudoaneurysm) and complications related to BLSI were compared between patients with and without early follow-up CT within 7 days. Inverse probability weighting with propensity scores adjusted patient demographics, comorbidities, mechanism and severity of injury, initial resuscitation, and institutional characteristics. RESULTS Among 1320 included patients, 552 underwent early follow-up CT. Approximately 25% of patients underwent angiography on the day of admission. The incidence of unexpected hemostasis was similar between patients with and without early repeat CT (8 [1.4%] vs. 6 [0.8%]; adjusted OR, 1.44 [0.62-3.34]; p = 0.40). Patients with repeat CT scans more frequently underwent multiple angiographies (OR, 2.79 [1.32-5.88]) and had more complications related to BLSI, particularly bile leak (OR, 1.73 [1.04-2.87]). CONCLUSION Follow-up CT scans within 7 days was not associated with reduced unexpected hemostasis in NOM for pediatric BLSI.
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- Ryo Yamamoto
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, 160-8582, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, 160-8582, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, 160-8582, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, 160-8582, Tokyo, Japan
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Visconti D, Parini D, Mariani D, Biloslavo A, Bellio G, Ceolin M, Cozza V, Musetti S, Pivetta E, Kurihara H, Zago M, Santarelli M, Chiarugi M. Spread and feasibility of non-operative management (NOM) of traumatic splenic injuries in adults: a national survey. Updates Surg 2024; 76:245-253. [PMID: 38103166 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-023-01718-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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In hemodynamically stable adults sustaining a splenic trauma, non-operative management (NOM) represents the standard approach even in high-severity injuries. However, knowledge, structural, and logistic limitations still reduce its wider diffusion. This study aims to identify such issues to promote the safe and effective management of these injuries.A survey was developed using the SurveyMonkey® software and spread nationally in Italy. The survey was structured into: (1) Knowledge of classification systems; (2) Availability to refer patients; (3) Patients monitoring and follow-up; (4) Center-related.The survey was filled in by 327 surgeons, with a completeness rate of 63%. Three responders out of four are used to manage trauma patients. Despite most responders knowing the existing classifications, their use is still limited in daily practice. If a patient needs to be centralized, the concern about possible clinical deterioration represent the main obstacle to achieving a NOM. The lack of protocols does not allow standardization of patient surveillance according to the degree of injury. The imaging follow-up is not standardized as well, varying between computed tomography, ultrasound, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound.The classification systems need to be spread to all the trauma-dedicated physicians, to speak a common language. A more rational centralization of patients should be promoted, ideally through agreements between peripheral and reference centers, both at regional and local level. Standardized protocols need to be shared nationally, as well as the clinical and imaging follow-up criteria should be adapted to the local features.
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- Diego Visconti
- Città della Salute e della Scienza University Hospital, Turin, Italy.
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- Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia ULSS 5 Polesana, Rovigo, Italy
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- Ospedale di Piove di Sacco, ULSS 6 Euganea, Piove di Sacco, Padua, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- University of Turin and Città della Salute e della Scienza University Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Ospedale A. Manzoni Hospital, ASST Lecco, Lecco, Italy
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- Città della Salute e della Scienza University Hospital, Turin, Italy
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Podda M, De Simone B, Ceresoli M, Virdis F, Favi F, Wiik Larsen J, Coccolini F, Sartelli M, Pararas N, Beka SG, Bonavina L, Bova R, Pisanu A, Abu-Zidan F, Balogh Z, Chiara O, Wani I, Stahel P, Di Saverio S, Scalea T, Soreide K, Sakakushev B, Amico F, Martino C, Hecker A, de'Angelis N, Chirica M, Galante J, Kirkpatrick A, Pikoulis E, Kluger Y, Bensard D, Ansaloni L, Fraga G, Civil I, Tebala GD, Di Carlo I, Cui Y, Coimbra R, Agnoletti V, Sall I, Tan E, Picetti E, Litvin A, Damaskos D, Inaba K, Leung J, Maier R, Biffl W, Leppaniemi A, Moore E, Gurusamy K, Catena F. Follow-up strategies for patients with splenic trauma managed non-operatively: the 2022 World Society of Emergency Surgery consensus document. World J Emerg Surg 2022; 17:52. [PMID: 36224617 PMCID: PMC9560023 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-022-00457-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background In 2017, the World Society of Emergency Surgery published its guidelines for the management of adult and pediatric patients with splenic trauma. Several issues regarding the follow-up of patients with splenic injuries treated with NOM remained unsolved.
Methods Using a modified Delphi method, we sought to explore ongoing areas of controversy in the NOM of splenic trauma and reach a consensus among a group of 48 international experts from five continents (Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania, America) concerning optimal follow-up strategies in patients with splenic injuries treated with NOM.
Results Consensus was reached on eleven clinical research questions and 28 recommendations with an agreement rate ≥ 80%. Mobilization after 24 h in low-grade splenic trauma patients (WSES Class I, AAST Grades I–II) was suggested, while in patients with high-grade splenic injuries (WSES Classes II–III, AAST Grades III–V), if no other contraindications to early mobilization exist, safe mobilization of the patient when three successive hemoglobins 8 h apart after the first are within 10% of each other was considered safe according to the panel. The panel suggests adult patients to be admitted to hospital for 1 day (for low-grade splenic injuries—WSES Class I, AAST Grades I–II) to 3 days (for high-grade splenic injuries—WSES Classes II–III, AAST Grades III–V), with those with high-grade injuries requiring admission to a monitored setting. In the absence of specific complications, the panel suggests DVT and VTE prophylaxis with LMWH to be started within 48–72 h from hospital admission. The panel suggests splenic artery embolization (SAE) as the first-line intervention in patients with hemodynamic stability and arterial blush on CT scan, irrespective of injury grade. Regarding patients with WSES Class II blunt splenic injuries (AAST Grade III) without contrast extravasation, a low threshold for SAE has been suggested in the presence of risk factors for NOM failure. The panel also suggested angiography and eventual SAE in all hemodynamically stable adult patients with WSES Class III injuries (AAST Grades IV–V), even in the absence of CT blush, especially when concomitant surgery that requires change of position is needed. Follow-up imaging with contrast-enhanced ultrasound/CT scan in 48–72 h post-admission of trauma in splenic injuries WSES Class II (AAST Grade III) or higher treated with NOM was considered the best strategy for timely detection of vascular complications. Conclusion This consensus document could help guide future prospective studies aiming at validating the suggested strategies through the implementation of prospective trauma databases and the subsequent production of internationally endorsed guidelines on the issue.
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- Mauro Podda
- Department of Surgical Science, Emergency Surgery Unit, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
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- Department of Emergency, Digestive and Metabolic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Poissy and Saint Germain en Laye Hospitals, Poissy, France
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- General and Emergency Surgery Department, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Department, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Trauma Surgey, Bufalini Trauma Center, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital University of Bergen, Stavanger, Norway
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Dr Sulaiman Al Habib/Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Medicine and Health Science, University of Otago, Wellington Campus, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Division of General Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Trauma Surgey, Bufalini Trauma Center, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, Emergency Surgery Unit, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Applied Statistics, The Research Office, College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Department of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Department, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, USA
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- Department of Surgery, San Benedetto del Tronto Hospital, AV5, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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- Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital University of Bergen, Stavanger, Norway
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- Research Institute of Medical University Plovdiv/University Hospital St George Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Trauma Service, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia.,The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Acute Care, Umberto I Hospital of Lugo, Ausl della Romagna, Lugo, Italy
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- Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Unit of General Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital, UPEC, Créteil, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Digestive, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Trauma Department, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- General, Acute Care and Trauma Surgery Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- General Surgery, Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece
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- Division of General Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA
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- Unit of General Surgery, San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Director of Trauma Services, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Nankai Clinical School of Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA, USA
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, AUSL Romagna, M. Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Military Teaching Hospital, Hôpital Principal Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
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- Department of Surgery, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Disciplines, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Regional Clinical Hospital, Kaliningrad, Russia
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- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London (UCL), London, UK.,Milton Keynes University Hospital, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, La Jolla, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Abdominal Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London (UCL), London, UK
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- Department of Emergency and Trauma Surgey, Bufalini Trauma Center, Cesena, Italy
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Cretcher M, Panick CEP, Boscanin A, Farsad K. Splenic trauma: endovascular treatment approach. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2021; 9:1194. [PMID: 34430635 PMCID: PMC8350634 DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-4381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The spleen is a commonly injured organ in blunt abdominal trauma. Splenic preservation, however, is important for immune function and prevention of overwhelming infection from encapsulated organisms. Splenic artery embolization (SAE) for high-grade splenic injury has, therefore, increasingly become an important component of non-operative management (NOM). SAE decreases the blood pressure to the spleen to allow healing, but preserves splenic perfusion via robust collateral pathways. SAE can be performed proximally in the main splenic artery, more distally in specific injured branches, or a combination of both proximal and distal embolization. No definitive evidence from available data supports benefits of one strategy over the other. Particles, coils and vascular plugs are the major embolic agents used. Incorporation of SAE in the management of blunt splenic trauma has significantly improved success rates of NOM and spleen salvage. Failure rates generally increase with higher injury severity grades; however, current management results in overall spleen salvage rates of over 85%. Complication rates are low, and primarily consist of rebleeding, parenchymal infarction or abscess. Splenic immune function is felt to be preserved after embolization with no guidelines for prophylactic vaccination against encapsulated bacteria; however, a complete understanding of post-embolization immune changes remains an area in need of further investigation. This review describes the history of SAE from its inception to its current role and indications in the management of splenic trauma. The endovascular approach, technical details, and outcomes are described with relevant examples. SAE is has become an important part of a multidisciplinary strategy for management of complex trauma patients.
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- Maxwell Cretcher
- Department of Interventional Radiology, Dotter Interventional Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Dotter Interventional Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Dotter Interventional Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Dotter Interventional Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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Kumar V, Mishra B, Joshi MK, Purushothaman V, Agarwal H, Anwer M, Sagar S, Kumar S, Gupta A, Bagaria D, Choudhary N, Kumar A, Priyadarshini P, Soni KD, Aggarwal R. Early hospital discharge following non-operative management of blunt liver and splenic trauma: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Injury 2021; 52:260-265. [PMID: 33041017 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Despite the acceptance of non-operative management (NOM), there is no consensus on the optimal length of hospital stay in patients with blunt liver and splenic injury (BLSI). Recent studies on pediatric patients have demonstrated the safety of early discharge following NOM for BLSI. We aimed at evaluating the feasibility and safety of early discharge in adult patients with BLSI following NOM in a randomized controlled trial. MATERIALS AND METHODS After initial assessment and management, patients aged 18-60 years with BLSI planned for NOM were randomized into 2 groups: Group A (test group; discharge day 3), and Group B (control group; discharge day 5). Standard NOM protocol was followed. These patients were discharged on the proposed day if they met the pre-defined discharge criteria. All patients were followed at days 7, 15, and 30 of discharge. RESULTS Sixty patients were recruited, 30 randomized to each arm. Most patients were males and aged less than 30 years. Road traffic injury was the most common mode of injury. Both groups were comparable in demography and injury-related parameters. 27 patients (90%) from group A and 28 patients (93%) from group B were discharged on the proposed day. Three patients had unplanned hospital visits for reasons unrelated to BLSI. All patients were asymptomatic and had a normal examination during their scheduled follow-up visits. CONCLUSION Adult patients undergoing NOM for BLSI can be safely discharged after 48 h of in-hospital observation, provided other injuries precluding discharge do not exist.
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- Vignesh Kumar
- Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India; Department of Trauma Surgery, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
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- Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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