Blunt trauma induced splenic blushes are not created equal

Table 1 Patient demographics and injury characteristics stratified by management technique

	Injury Grade	Age	ISS	SBP in the ED	HR in the ED	Decline in hematocrit following transfer
Nonoperative Management (N = 8)	3.5 ± 0.3	30.9 ± 4.7	26.8 ± 4.2	115 ± 6	83 ± 6	1.0 ± 0.3
Intervention (N = 8)	3.9 ± 0.2	38.5 ± 8.2	25.5 ± 4.6	125 ± 10	106 ± 9*	5.3 ± 2.0*

ISS Injury Severity Score, SBP systolic blood pressure, HR heart rate *p-value < 0.05
ED Emergency Department

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