Table 1 Characteristics of study population
From: The management and outcome of paediatric splenic injuries in the Netherlands
Total study population (N = 130) | |
|---|---|
Age in years, median [range] | 12 [3–17] |
Age in years, N (%) | |
 < 6 years | 13 (10.0) |
 6–10 years | 45 (34.6) |
 > 10 years | 72 (55.4) |
Sex, N (%) | Â |
 Male | 82 (63.1) |
 Female | 48 (36.9) |
Trauma mechanism, N (%) | |
 Accidents involving a motorised vehicle | 59 (45.4) |
 Vehicle-vehicle | 14 (10.8) |
 Bicycle-vehicle | 21 (16.2) |
 Pedestrian-vehicle | 10 (7.7) |
 Single vehicle | 14 (10.8) |
 Bicycle accidents | 20 (15.4) |
 Falls | 30 (23.1) |
 Falls from height (> 1 m) | 22 (16.9) |
 Falls on same level (<1m) | 8 (6.2) |
 Stump object in abdomen | 21 (16.2) |
 Kick from a horse | 11 (8.5) |
 Sports/bumping into obstacles | 10 (7.7) |
ISS, mean ± SD | 21.6 ± 13.7 |
Splenic injury grade, N (%) | |
 Grade I | 11 (8.5) |
 Grade II | 23 (17.7) |
 Grade III | 43 (33.1) |
 Grade IV | 35 (26.9) |
 Grade V | 4 (3.1) |
 Undetermined | 14 (10.8) |
Presence of active blush on CT, N (%) | 21 (16.2) |
Isolated splenic injury, N (%) | 47 (36.2) |