Non-operative management of blunt splenic trauma: evolution, results and controversies
ABSTRACT The spleen is one of the most frequently affected organs in blunt abdominal trauma. Since Upadhyaya, the treatment of splenic trauma has undergone important changes. Currently, the consensus is that every splenic trauma presenting with hemodynamic stability should be initially treated nonoperatively, provided that the hospital has adequate structure and the patient does not present other conditions that indicate abdominal exploration. However, several topics regarding the nonoperative management (NOM) of splenic trauma are still controversial. Splenic angioembolization is a very useful tool for NOM, but there is no consensus on its precise indications. There is no definition in the literature as to how NOM should be conducted, neither about the periodicity of hematimetric control, the transfusion threshold that defines NOM failure, when to start venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, the need for control imaging, the duration of bed rest, and when it is safe to discharge the patient. The aim of this review is to make a critical analysis of the most recent literature on this topic, exposing the state of the art in the NOM of splenic trauma.
Main Authors: | MEIRA JÚNIOR,JOSÉ DONIZETI, MENEGOZZO,CARLOS AUGUSTO METIDIERI, ROCHA,MARCELO CRISTIANO, UTIYAMA,EDIVALDO MASSAZO |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
2021
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912021000100306 |
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