TY - JOUR
T1 - Splenic injuries in children
T2 - Correlation between imaging and clinical management
AU - Al-Shanafey, Saud
AU - Giacomantonio, Mike
AU - Jackson, Robert
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - For non-operative management of splenic injuries in children, questions remain as regards imaging, length of hospital stay, and follow-up. We reviewed our experience concerning these issues over the past 15 years. The charts of all children with splenic injuries from January 1983 to December 1998 were reviewed. All computed tomography (CT) scans were reviewed and classified according to degree of splenic injury. Fisher's exact test and a linear regression model were used to analyze data. Sixty-nine males and 23 females under 16 years of age were identified; 57 (62%) had CT scans; 8 underwent a laparotomy; and 6 (6.5%) died. Age, on hemoglobin admission, and duration of intensive-care-unit stay were significantly related to hospital stay (median 8 days). Motor vehicle-pedestrian-related injuries correlated significantly with mortality. CT class did not correlate with mortality (P = 0.68) or hospital stay (P = 0.2). Follow-up data were available for 66 patients, 36 of them with imaging. Follow-up imaging did not impact on clinical decisions and no late sequelae were identified.
AB - For non-operative management of splenic injuries in children, questions remain as regards imaging, length of hospital stay, and follow-up. We reviewed our experience concerning these issues over the past 15 years. The charts of all children with splenic injuries from January 1983 to December 1998 were reviewed. All computed tomography (CT) scans were reviewed and classified according to degree of splenic injury. Fisher's exact test and a linear regression model were used to analyze data. Sixty-nine males and 23 females under 16 years of age were identified; 57 (62%) had CT scans; 8 underwent a laparotomy; and 6 (6.5%) died. Age, on hemoglobin admission, and duration of intensive-care-unit stay were significantly related to hospital stay (median 8 days). Motor vehicle-pedestrian-related injuries correlated significantly with mortality. CT class did not correlate with mortality (P = 0.68) or hospital stay (P = 0.2). Follow-up data were available for 66 patients, 36 of them with imaging. Follow-up imaging did not impact on clinical decisions and no late sequelae were identified.
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U2 - 10.1007/s003830000513
DO - 10.1007/s003830000513
M3 - Article
C2 - 11527167
AN - SCOPUS:0034943451
SN - 0179-0358
VL - 17
SP - 365
EP - 368
JO - Pediatric Surgery International
JF - Pediatric Surgery International
IS - 5-6
ER -