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Isolated blunt splenic injury: do we transfuse more in an attempt to operate less?
Fady Balaa1, Jean-Denis Yelle, Giuseppe Pagliarello
1Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Objective:
To determine if blood transfusion requirements in patients with isolated blunt splenic injury (BSI) are greater if they are managed nonoperatively, we did a retrospective case study of patients with isolated BSI who were seen at a Canadian university teaching hospital over a 10-year period.
Method:
Data such as number of units of packed erythrocytes transfused and mortality in the 75 patients with isolated BSI seen from 1992 to 2002 were separated into operative and nonoperative management groups.
Results:
In the operative management group (n = 10), patients received more transfused erythrocytes (3.0 v. 0.7 units), and a higher proportion of patients were transfused (80% v. 20%). There were no deaths in either group.
Conclusion:
In the management of isolated BSI, initial nonoperative management does not increase patients' requirements for blood transfusion.
