From: Does Splenectomy Protect Against Immune-Mediated Complications in Blunt Trauma Patients?
Nonoperative Splenic Injuries (n = 25,967) | Splenectomy (n = 1,987) | Splenorrhaphy (n = 48) | Nonoperative Liver Injuries (n = 18,169) | Liver Laceration Repair (n = 578) | Other Liver Repair (n = 109) | |
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Mortality (N,% total) | 3,922 (15%) | 385 (19%)b | 2 (4%)c | 2,870 (16%) | 179 (31%)c | 29 (27%)c |
LOSd | 19.3 ± 20 | 15.1 ± 17.4c | 13.7 ± 13.6c | 17.9 ± 20.3 | 18 ± 19.2b | 17.5 ± 16.6b |
ICUe Days | 10.6 ± 14.9 | 7.8 ± 12.6c | 6.5 ± 10c | 9.4 ± 15.4 | 10.1 ± 13.5b | 9.9 ± 12.7b |
VENTf | 11.4 ± 39.6 | 7.1 ± 12.6c | 11.3 ± 19.3b | 11.7 ± 44) | 14.3 ± 54.6c | 5.7 ± 7.2c |
ARDSg (N, % total) | 545 (2%) | 43 (2.1%)b | 0 | 378 (2.1%) | 18 (3.1%)b | 7 (6.4%)b |