Table 2 Concomitant abdominal injuries
Total high grade (N = 28) | High grade splenic injury | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group A: Initially no splenectomy (N = 13) | Group B: Initial splenectomy (N = 15) | P-value | ||
Patients with other severe abd. injuries: | 6 (21.4) | 3 (23.1) | 3 (20.0) | 0.690 |
AIS severe other abd. injuries | 3 (3–4) | 3 (3–4)a | 3 (3–4)a | 0.456 |
AIS all other abd. injuries | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) | 0.452 |
Severe abdominal injuries: | ||||
Hepatic injury | 3 | 2 | 1 | na |
Renal injury | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Urinary tract | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Vascular | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Diaphragm | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hollow viscus | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Interventions indication for severe trauma other than spleen: | ||||
Embolization | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
Laparotomy | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Laparotomy + packing | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Laparotomy + fibrin sealant | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Laparotomy + splenic mesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | |