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Nonoperative Management of Splenic TraumaConservative or Radical Treatment?
Karl Zucker, MD;
Kirby Browns, MD;
David Rossman, MD;
Dennis Hemingway, MD;
Richard Saik, MD
Arch Surg. 1984;119(4):400-404.
Abstract
• In a four-year experience with selective nonoperative management of splenic trauma in adults and children, 24 (35%) of 68 patients with documented splenic trauma were initially treated nonoperatively. In only one patient was an operation and laparotomy ultimately required. There was no morbidity or mortality in the nonoperative group. In the operative group (44 patients), 4% died after operation, largely of multiple injuries. Confirmation of splenic injury and follow-up of patients were mostly performed by splenic scintiscans. There was no significant difference in length of hospitalization between operative and nonoperative groups. Operative splenic repair and preservation of the spleen to prevent postsplenectomy sepsis often requires considerable experience and may be a lengthy, tedious procedure. Nonoperative therapy in adults and children is an attractive alternative in a selective group of patients.
(Arch Surg 1984;119:400-404)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, Veterans Administration Medical Center (Drs Zucker and Saik), and the Departments of Surgery (Dr Saik) and Nuclear Medicine (Drs Browns, Rossman, and Hemingway), Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, San Diego.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Nov 10, 1983.
Read before the Seventh Annual Surgical Symposium of the Association of Veterans Administration Surgeons, Airlie, Va, May 26, 1983.
Reprint requests to Surgical Service (112), VA Medical Center, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA 92161 (Dr Saik).
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