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Table 1 Patient characteristics on admission

From: Splenic injury severity, not admission hemodynamics, predicts need for surgery in pediatric blunt splenic trauma

Age (in years)

12 (8–16)

Gender (M/F)

45/17

SBP (in mmHg)

119 (110–129)

Pulse rate (in bpm)

88 (77–111)

GCS-score

15 (15–15)

Serum Hb (in mmol/L)

7.4 (6.7–8.1)

Serum Ht (in L/L)

0.34 (0.31–0.38)

Thrombocyte count (1 × 109/L)

266 (173–277)

Coagulopathy

20/62

ISS

16 (12–29)

AIS-score spleen

3 (3–4)

  1. All variables are in median (IQR). Abbreviations: SBP Systolic blood pressure, bpm beats per minute, GCS Glasgow Coma Score, Hb Hemoglobin, Ht Hematocrit, ISS Injury Severity Score, AIS Abbreviated Injury Score
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