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Table 5 Complications in patients treated by nonoperative and operative management

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

Operative management (n=3)

 Pneumonia

1

 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

1

 Venous thrombosis

1

Nonoperative management (n=6)

 Pneumonia

1

 Urinary tract infection

1

 Fever of unknown origin

1

 Wound infection

1

 Slipped ligature after surgery

1

 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

1

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Patient Safety in Surgery

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