Splenectomy proportions are still high in low-grade traumatic splenic injury

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Objective: The spleen is the most vulnerable organ in blunt abdominal trauma. Spleen-preserving treatments arenon-operative management with or without splenic angioembolization, partial splenectomy, and splenorrhaphy.The aim of the present study was to determine the rate of SPTs and to evaluate the usefulness of Injury SeverityScore after traumatic splenic injury.Material and Methods: We searched our institution’s database between May 2012 and December 2015. Patients’clinicopathological features, surgeon’s title, type of treatment, admission and discharge dates, duration of surgery,intensive care unit requirement, and Glasgow Coma Scale were recorded.Results: The mean age of patients was 33.36±11.58 years. Of the 33 patients, 26 (78.8%) were males, and 7 (21.2%)were females. Thirty (90.9%) had total splenectomy (TS), and 3 (9.1%) had spleen preserving treatment (2 Nonoperativemanagement and 1 partial splenectomy). No fatal hemorrhage developed after nonoperative management.Exitus rates were 5/30 (15.1%) and 0/3 in the total splenectomy and spleen preserving treatment groups, respectively.Of the 18 hemodynamically stable patients, only 2 (11.1%) had spleen preserving treatment. Of the 19 patientswith grade I–III splenic injury, only 3 (15.8%) had spleen preserving treatment. For academic and non-academicsurgeons, spleen preserving treatment rates were 3/11 (27.3%) and 0/22 (0%), respectively (p<0.05). Injury severityscore and mean arterial pressure, number of transfusions, control hematocrit, and GCS had statistically significantrelationships.Conclusions: Spleen preserving treatment proportions were low after traumatic splenic injury. Following trauma,guidelines will not only improve spleen preservation rates but also improve the overall health status of the patientsand it will also prevent complications of splenectomy.