Table 2.
Summary of the guideline contents including inclusion of prophylactic splenic artery embolisation
| Author | Quality assessmenta | Year | Digital Object Identifier or Link | Location | Institution of lead authorb | Recommends prophylactic splenic artery embolisationc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coccolini et al. [18] | High | 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1186%2Fs13017-017-0151-4 | United Kingdom | Society | Yes |
| Bhullar et al. [19] | High | 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1097/ta.0000000000001366 | United States | Hospital | Yes |
| Stassen et al. [16] | High | 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1097/ta.0b013e3182702afc | United States | Society | Yes |
| Rowell et al. [17] | High | 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1097/ta.0000000000001323 | United States | Society | Yes |
| Watson et al. [20] | High | 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-015-0520-1 | United States | Hospital | Yes |
| Hameed et al. [21] | High | 2019 | http://www.phsa.ca/Documents/Trauma-Services/Spleen%2008%20Full%20CPG%20for%20download.pdf | Canada | Society | No, only if vascular lesion |
| Cheatham et al. [22] | High | 2015 | https://surgicalcriticalcare.net/Guidelines/Blunt%20splenic%20injury%202,015.pdf | United States | Hospital | Yes |
| Lin et al. [23] | High | 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-022-09531-0 | Taiwan | Hospital | No, only if vascular lesion |
| Van Der Cruyssen et al. [24] | High | 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-016-0100-7 | Belgium | Hospital | No, only if vascular lesion |
| Tugnoli et al. [25] | Moderate | 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-014-1084-0 | Italy | Hospital | Yes |
| Gilmore et al. [26] | Moderate | 2022 | https://www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0006/2074623/Splenic-Trauma.docx | Australia | Government | Yes |
| Clements et al. [1] | Moderate | 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42155-020-00185-4 | Australia | Hospital | Yes |
| Wu et al. [27] | Moderate | 2007 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000313480707300915 | Taiwan | Hospital | No, only if vascular lesion |
| Wu et al. [28] | Moderate | 2008 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-007-9322-x | Taiwan | Hospital | No, only if vascular lesion and isolated splenic injury |
| Girard et al. [29] | Moderate | 2016 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2016.04.005 | France | Hospital | No, only if vascular lesion |
| Kanlerd et al. [30] | Moderate | 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjtee.2021.09.006 | Thailand | Hospital | Yes |
| Lee et al. [31] | Moderate | 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1177/1024907918773202 | South Korea | Hospital | No, only if vascular lesion |
| Romeo et al. [32] | Moderate | 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-020-02177-2 | Italy | Hospital | No, only if vascular lesion |
| Mitsusada et al. [33] | Low | 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1002/ams2.37 | Japan | Hospital | No, only if vascular lesion |
| Frandon et al. [34] | Low | 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2016.04.010 | France | Hospital | Yes |
| Singh et al. [35] | Low | 2017 | http://dx.doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v9.i4.155 | India | Hospital | Yes |
| Koca et al. [36] | Low | 2013 | https://doi.org/10.5505/tjtes.2013.89411 | Turkey | Hospital | No |
| Cameron et al. [37] | Low | 2013 | https://books.google.com.au/books?id = FM6fDQAAQBAJ | United States | Hospital | Yes |
| Ruscelli et al. [38] | Low | 2017 | https://www.annaliitalianidichirurgia.it/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/06_2648blocco.pdf | Italy | Hospital | No, only if vascular lesion |
| El-Matbouly et al. [39] | Low | 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2015.08.001 | Qatar | Hospital | No, only if vascular lesion |
| Brillantino et al. [40] | Low | 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-015-0575-z | Italy | Hospital | No, only if vascular lesion |
| Chakraverty et al. [41] | Low | 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-012-0339-7 | United Kingdom | Society | No, only if vascular lesion |
| University of Colorado [42] | Low | 2018 | https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/docs/librariesprovider74/trauma-and-acute-care-surgery-pdfs/trauma-protocols/spleen-trauma-2018.pdf?sfvrsn = e32141b9_2 | United States | Hospital | No, only if vascular lesion |
aAccording to the classification in Table 1
bDefined as the affiliation of the authors, either hospital, society, college, or government
cDefined as whether the guideline recommends prophylactic embolisation of high grade splenic trauma (AAST IV or V) regardless of the presence of a vascular lesion