Table 1.
Demographic data of patients with splenic injuries, n = 12,455
| Gender | ||
| Male | 8805 | (70.7%) |
| Female | 3650 | (29.3%) |
| Age (years, median [IQR]) | 37.74 | [24.15, 52.69] |
| Hospital level | ||
| Tertiary center | 4926 | (39.6%) |
| Noncenter hospital | 7529 | (60.4%) |
| Transfer after admission | ||
| Yes | 904 | (7.3%) |
| No | 11,551 | (92.7%) |
| Management | ||
| Non-operative | 7018 | (56.3%) |
| Surgical | 5437 | (43.7%) |
| Associated injury | ||
| Traumatic brain injury | 2220 | (17.8%) |
| Cardiopulmonary injury | 729 | (5.9%) |
| Hemothorax | 2173 | (17.4%) |
| Gastrointestinal injury | 1084 | (8.7%) |
| Kidney injury | 1356 | (10.9%) |
| Liver injury | 1596 | (12.8%) |
| Pelvic fracture | 549 | (4.4%) |
| Femoral fracture | 555 | (4.5%) |
| Spinal fracture | 487 | (3.9%) |
| Underlying disease | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 846 | (6.8%) |
| Hypertension | 1210 | (9.7%) |
| Coronary artery disease | 399 | (3.2%) |
| COPD | 242 | (1.9%) |
| Cirrhosis | 558 | (4.5%) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 91 | (0.7%) |
| Cancer | 249 | (2.0%) |
| Blood transfusion (unit)a (median [IQR]) | ||
| PRBC | 4 | [0.00, 8.00] |
| FFP | 0 | [0.00, 6.00] |
| Platelet | 0 | [0.00, 0.00] |
| WB | 0 | [0.00, 0.00] |
| Hospital length of stay (days) (median [IQR]) | 9 | [6.00, 14.00] |
| ICU length of stay (days) (median [IQR]) | 2 | [1.00, 4.00] |
| Ventilator support days (median [IQR]) | 0 | [0.00, 2.00] |
| In-hospital mortality | 977 | (7.8%) |
IQR interquartile range, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, PRBC packed red blood cell, FFP fresh frozen plasma, WB whole blood
aTaiwan unit, blood product separated from 250 ml of whole blood