Successful non-operative management of haemodynamically unstable traumatic splenic injuries: 4-year case series in a UK major trauma centre.
Richard A ArmstrongAndrew MacallisterBenjamin WaltonJulian ThompsonPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2018)
These data support the safe application of non-operative management to haemodynamically unstable patients with traumatic splenic injury, particularly in those with low-grade injuries. Additional prospective work is required to define the subgroup of patients for whom this is appropriate and to determine the long-term outcomes of NOM.