Splenic artery embolisation in children and adolescents—An 8 year experience

Abstract Background Non-operative management (NOM) is the treatment of choice in blunt splenic injuries in the paediatric population, with reported success rates exceeding 90%. Splenic artery embolisation (SAE) was added to our institutional treatment protocol for splenic injury in 2002. We wanted t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Injury 2014-01, Vol.45 (1), p.160-163
Hauptverfasser:	Skattum, Jorunn, Gaarder, Christine, Naess, Paal Aksel
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdominal Injuries - complications Abdominal Injuries - mortality Abdominal Injuries - therapy Adolescent Child Embolization, Therapeutic Female Hemorrhage - etiology Hemorrhage - mortality Hemorrhage - prevention & control Humans Injury Severity Score Male Non-operative management Norway - epidemiology Orthopedics Paediatric Registries Retrospective Studies Spleen - injuries Spleen - physiopathology Splenic Artery - injuries Splenic Artery - physiopathology Splenic artery embolisation Splenic injury Treatment Outcome Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications Wounds, Nonpenetrating - mortality Wounds, Nonpenetrating - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Background Non-operative management (NOM) is the treatment of choice in blunt splenic injuries in the paediatric population, with reported success rates exceeding 90%. Splenic artery embolisation (SAE) was added to our institutional treatment protocol for splenic injury in 2002. We wanted to review indications for SAE and the clinical outcome of splenic injury management in children admitted between August 1, 2002 and July 31, 2010. Methods Patients aged
ISSN:	0020-1383 1879-0267
DOI:	10.1016/j.injury.2012.10.015