Table 3 Outcome measurements
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 spleen related complications: | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.843 |
Spleen related complications: | ||||
No complications | 22 | 10 | 12 | na |
Secondary hemorrhage | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Wound infection | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Abscess | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Surgical (re-)interventions: | ||||
Hemostatic agent | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
Mesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Splenectomy | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Length of hospital stay in days | 15 (8–24) | 14 (8–21) | 15 (8–29) | 0.945 |
Length of ICU stay in days | 6 (1–16) | 6 (1–14) | 6 (1–22) | 0.904 |
Ventilation days | 8 (3–15) | 8 (3–22) | 11 (3–15) | 0.748 |
Mortality | 1 | 0 | 1 | na |