Table 1 Demographic data of patients with splenic injuries, n = 12,455
Gender | ||
Male | 8805 | (70.7%) |
Female | 3650 | (29.3%) |
Age (years, median [IQR]) | 37.74 | [24.15, 52.69] |
Hospital level | ||
Tertiary center | 4926 | (39.6%) |
Noncenter hospital | 7529 | (60.4%) |
Transfer after admission | ||
Yes | 904 | (7.3%) |
No | 11,551 | (92.7%) |
Management | ||
Non-operative | 7018 | (56.3%) |
Surgical | 5437 | (43.7%) |
Associated injury | ||
Traumatic brain injury | 2220 | (17.8%) |
Cardiopulmonary injury | 729 | (5.9%) |
Hemothorax | 2173 | (17.4%) |
Gastrointestinal injury | 1084 | (8.7%) |
Kidney injury | 1356 | (10.9%) |
Liver injury | 1596 | (12.8%) |
Pelvic fracture | 549 | (4.4%) |
Femoral fracture | 555 | (4.5%) |
Spinal fracture | 487 | (3.9%) |
Underlying disease | ||
Diabetes mellitus | 846 | (6.8%) |
Hypertension | 1210 | (9.7%) |
Coronary artery disease | 399 | (3.2%) |
COPD | 242 | (1.9%) |
Cirrhosis | 558 | (4.5%) |
Chronic kidney disease | 91 | (0.7%) |
Cancer | 249 | (2.0%) |
Blood transfusion (unit)a (median [IQR]) | ||
PRBC | 4 | [0.00, 8.00] |
FFP | 0 | [0.00, 6.00] |
Platelet | 0 | [0.00, 0.00] |
WB | 0 | [0.00, 0.00] |
Hospital length of stay (days) (median [IQR]) | 9 | [6.00, 14.00] |
ICU length of stay (days) (median [IQR]) | 2 | [1.00, 4.00] |
Ventilator support days (median [IQR]) | 0 | [0.00, 2.00] |
In-hospital mortality | 977 | (7.8%) |