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After the embo: predicting non-hemorrhagic indications for splenectomy after angioembolization in patients with blunt trauma

BACKGROUND: Successful non-operative management (NOM) of blunt splenic trauma is enhanced with splenic angioembolization (SAE). Patients may still require splenectomy post-SAE for splenic infarction/necrosis. Prior studies have used white blood cell count (WBC), platelet count (PLT), and PLT:WBC rat...

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Autores principales: Bilello, John F, Sharp, Victoria L, Dirks, Rachel C, Kaups, Krista L, Davis, James W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5887792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29766137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2017-000159