Table 5.
Complications 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) | --- |
| Complications (any)* | 31 (18.8)a | 4 (5.3)b | 37 (50.7)c | < 0.001 |
| Pulmonary embolism* | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.7) | 0.191 |
| Pneumonia* | 13 (7.9)a,b | 1 (1.3)b | 9 (12.3)a | 0.033 |
| Wound infection* | 2 (1.3)a | 0 (0.0)a | 9 (11.5)b | < 0.001 |
| Dehiscence* | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | > 0.999 |
| Other complications* | 29 (17.6)a | 4 (5.3)b | 34 (46.6)c | < 0.001 |
*
Missing values are present in the dataset.
a,b,c
Values within a row with different superscript letters are significant at the 0.05 level.