Table 1.
Physiologic data and Injury Severity Score (ISS) in 109 patients with splenic injury
| 2000-6 | 2007-13 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment of the spleen injury | NOM | Splenectomy | NOM | Splenectomy | NOM with SAE |
| Number of patients | 32 | 20 | 27 | 6 | 24 |
| Systolic blood pressure on admission, median with interquartile range | 123 (107,130) | 103 (70, 120) | 124 (117, 136) | 105 (76, 115) | 120 (100, 130) |
| Heart rate on admission, median with interquartile range | 85 (75,100) | 100 (80, 110) | 95 (80, 105) | 110 (71, 142) | 90 (75, 100) |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) on admission, median with interquartile range | 12.7 (11.2, 13.9) | 11.3 (10.1, 12.4) | 11.9 (10.8,3.2) | 12.0 (11.5, 15.1) | 11.7 (10.3, 13.6) |
| Transfusiona,number of patients | 5 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
| Injury Severity Score, median with interquartile range | 13 (8, 20) | 22 (16, 28) | 16 (10, 18) | 16 (10, 31) | 16 (10, 18) |
a transfusion of 1 or more units of erythrocytes during the hospital stay