Long-term outcome of nonoperative pediatric splenic injury management

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1038-1042

  Kristoffersen, Kristian W ^a   Mooney, David P ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Injury; Long term; Management; Outcome; Pediatric; Spleen

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPLEEN INJURY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICYCLING; BOSTON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SPLEEN; SPLENIC DISEASES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 34249812404     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.01.039     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Frumiento C., Sartorelli K., and Vane D. Complications of splenic injuries: expansion of the nonoperative theorem. J Pediatr Surg 35 5 (2000) 788-791
2. Haan J.M., Bochicchio G.V., Kramer N., et al. Nonoperative management of blunt splenic injury: a 5-year experience. J Trauma 58 3 (2005) 492-498
3. Ekeh A.P., McCarthy M.C., Woods R.J., et al. Complications arising from splenic embolization after blunt splenic trauma. Am J Surg 189 3 (2005) 335-339
4. Singer D.B. Postesplenectomy sepsis. Perspect Pediatr Pathol 1 (1973) 283-311
5. Stylianos S., and APSA Trauma Committee. Evidence-based guidelines for resource utilization in children with isolated spleen or liver injury. J Pediatr Surg 35 (2000) 164-169
6. Moore E.E., Cogbill T.H., Jurkovich M.D., et al. Organ injury scaling: spleen and liver (1994 revision). J Trauma 38 (1995) 323-324
7. Mooney D.P., Birkmeyer N.J., Udell J.V., et al. Variation in the management of pediatric splenic injuries in New Hampshire. J Pediatr Surg 33 (1998) 1076-1078 [discussion 1079-1080]