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

• Autori principali: Luiza Telles (Autore), Ayla Gerk (Autore), Madeleine Carroll (Autore), Matheus Daniel Faleiro (Autore), Thais Barbosa de Oliveira (Autore), Abbie Naus (Autore), Roseanne Ferreira (Autore), Fabio Botelho (Autore), Joaquim Bustorff-Silva (Autore), David P. Mooney (Autore), Julia Ferreira (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Elsevier, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: 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...