Frequency of splenectomy for pediatric splenic injury in Brazil: a retrospective analysisResearch in context

• Main Authors: Luiza Telles (Author), Ayla Gerk (Author), Madeleine Carroll (Author), Matheus Daniel Faleiro (Author), Thais Barbosa de Oliveira (Author), Abbie Naus (Author), Roseanne Ferreira (Author), Fabio Botelho (Author), Joaquim Bustorff-Silva (Author), David P. Mooney (Author), Julia Ferreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Non-operative management for pediatric blunt splenic injury is well established in high-income countries, leading to a low splenectomy rate in hemodynamically stable children. Splenectomy rate became a quality indicator for Trauma Center verification utilized by the American Col...