Guidelines for the performance of minimally invasive splenectomy.
Tammy Lyn KindelRebecca C DirksAmelia T CollingsStefan ScholzAhmed M Abou-SettaVamsi V AlliMohammed T AnsariZiad AwadJoseph BroucekAndre CampbellMichael W CrippsCeleste HollandsRobert LimFrancisco QuinterosKim RitcheyJake WhitesideBradley ZagolAurora D PryorDanielle WalshStephen HaggertyDimitrios StefanidisPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2021)
Conditional recommendations were made in favor of lateral positioning for non-hematologic disease, intra-operative platelet administration for patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura instead of preoperative administration, and the use of mechanical devices to control the splenic hilum. Further, a conditional recommendation was made against routine intra-operative drain placement.