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Splenic salvage in adults at a level II community hospital trauma center.
American Surgeon 1996 December
Recognition of the important role of the spleen within the immune system has prompted surgeons to regularly consider splenic preservation. We studied our experience at a Level II trauma center to determine whether this trend is reflected in our management. We reviewed 81 adult blunt trauma patients with splenic injury admitted between January 1988 and December 1993. We examined age, race, and clinical data including mechanism of injury, trauma and injury severity scores, organ injury scale (OIS) grade, admitting blood pressure, operations, length of stay, hospital charges, and outcome. Thirty-nine patients underwent immediate splenectomy. Nonoperative treatment was successful in 31 of 37 patients (83.7%). Mean OIS grade (American Association for the Surgery of Trauma) was significantly different between patients treated nonoperatively (1.6 +/- 0.9) and patients treated with immediate splenectomy (3.9 +/- 1.1), (P = <0.001). American Association for the Surgery of Trauma OIS grade correlated well between CT classification and classification at operation (r = 0.7, P = 0.0001) but did not predict success in nonoperative management. Hemodynamic stability, injury severity, and abdominal CT scan findings determine choice of therapy. Splenorrhaphy is frequently discussed but infrequently performed. Splenectomy remains the most commonly performed operation for splenic injury in adults with blunt splenic trauma. Nonoperative management is the most common method of splenic salvage at the Level II community hospital trauma center.
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