Characteristics of Patients Who Had Splenic Injury and Were Treated at Level I Trauma Centres in Ontario, Grouped by Method of Treatment
| Characteristic | All | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observation | Splenorrhaphy | Splenectomy | ||
| Number (%) | 658 | 428 (65) | 15 (2) | 215 (33) |
| Median (IQR) age, yr | 31 (23) | 31 (21) | 28 (18) | 31 (30) |
| Male sex, % | 70 | 68 | 73 | 75 |
| Median (IQR) injury severity score | 34 (19) | 33 (21) | 26 (17) | 34 (22) |
| Shock, %* | 32 | 27 | 20 | 43† |
| Median (IQR) Glasgow coma scale score | 15 (1) | 15 (2) | 15 (0) | 15 (1) |
| Median (IQR) no. of injuries | 8 (7) | 8 (7) | 7 (6) | 7 (7) |
| Median (IQR) length of hospital stay, d | 14 (22) | 13 (22) | 14 (11) | 14 (25) |
| Death rate, % | 20 | 22 | 7 | 18 |