Table 1.
Comparison of demographics for patients undergoing observation, embolization, or operative management of splenic trauma.
| Parameter | Treatment Group | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observation Number (%) |
Embolization Number (%) |
Operative Number (%) |
||
| Number of observations | 169 (49.3) | 78 (22.7) | 96 (28.0) | --- |
| Age (years; Mean ± SD) | 41.0 ± 18.5 | 39.6 ± 17.1 | 42.0 ± 17.8 | 0.676 |
| Male | 117 (69.2) | 60 (62.5) | 70 (72.9) | 0.264 |
| Race | 0.956 | |||
| White | 155 (91.7) | 71 (91.0) | 90 (93.8) | |
| Black | 3 (1.8) | 2 (2.6) | 2 (2.1) | |
| Asian | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Other | 9 (5.3) | 5 (6.4) | 3 (3.1) | |