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Table 2 Injury characteristics

From: Non-operative management of blunt abdominal trauma. Is it safe and feasible in a district general hospital?

 

NOM-S group

(n = 19)

OP group

(n = 8)

NOM-F group

(n = 3)

P †

Liver injury

12 (63%)

6 (75%)

0

0.482

Splenic injury

7 (37%)

6 (75%)

3 (100%)

0.068

Kidney injury

3 (16%)

3 (38%)

0

0.227

Multiple solid abdominal organ injury

3 (16%)

5 (63%)

0

0.012

Extra-abdominal injury

16 (84%)

8 (100%)

3 (100%)

0.215

  1. †Comparison between NOM-S and OP group