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Table 2 An overview of the treatment given to 109 patients with splenic injury according to AIS-grading of the splenic injury

From: The treatment of spleen injuries: a retrospective study

  

2000–2006

2007–2013

 

Number of patients

NOM

Splenectomy

NOM

Splenectomy

NOM with SAE

AIS 2–5

109

32

20

27

6*

24

AIS 2

37

18

1

15

1

2a

AIS 3

45

12

8

9

4

12

AIS 4

26

2

10

3

1

10

AIS 5

1

0

1

0

0

0

  1. AIS abbreviated injury scale, NOM non-operative management, SAE splenic artery embolization
  2. *significant reduction in splenectomies after 2006 (p < 0.001)
  3. a one patient had angiography without embolization