Nonoperative Management Protocol in Patients With Blunt Splenic Injuries

Chang Gung Medical Foundation

Status: Completed

Conditions: Blunt Injuries

Treatments: Other: Patient before cohort (2005-2010); Other: Patient after cohort (2011-2016)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03943355

102-4441B

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was designed to explore the adverse events and associated risk factors before and after protocol-based NOM of BSI over a 12-year period in our institution.

Full description

The nonoperative management (NOM) protocol with angioembolization (AE) presents a trend in dealing with trauma patients with blunt splenic injury (BSI). This study was designed to explore the adverse events and associated risk factors before and after protocol-based NOM of BSI over a 12-year period.

Enrollment: 399 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 17 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult trauma patients with blunt splenic injury who were admitted from 2005 to 2016.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients younger than 16 years
• Patients who died in the emergency department

Trial design

399 participants in 1 patient group

Nonoperative management protocol with angioembolization

Description:

The nonoperative management (NOM) protocol with angioembolization (AE) presents a trend in dealing with trauma patients with blunt splenic injury (BSI). This study was designed to explore the adverse events and associated risk factors before and after protocol-based NOM of BSI over a 12-year period.

Treatment:

Other: Patient before cohort (2005-2010)

Other: Patient after cohort (2011-2016)