Table 5 Post-operative complications
From: Non-operative management for penetrating splenic trauma: how far can we go to save splenic function?
Group 1: Splenectomy (n = 45) | Group 2: Spleen-preserving surgical therapy (n = 51) | Group 3: Non-operative management (n = 22) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Intra-abdominal collections | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Perisplenic | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Other location | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Sepsis | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Ileus | 3 | – | – |
MODS | 3 | – | – |
Wound infection | 1 | 2 | – |
Ongoing bleeding | 2 | – | – |
Re-bleed | 2 | – | – |
Subglottic stenosis | – | 2 | – |
Renal pseudo aneurysm | 1 | – | – |
Lung empyema | 1 | 1 | – |
Upper GI bleed | 1 | – | – |
Enterocutaneous fistula | 1 | – | – |
Exudative pleural adhesions | – | 1 | – |
Extra-abdominal collections | – | 1 | – |
Infected urinoma | – | 1 | – |
Urinoma | – | 1 | – |