TY  - JOUR
T1  - An Overview on Splenic Trauma Management Approach: Literature Review
A1  - Hassan G. H. Alshehri
A1  - Yousef M. Alanazi
A1  - Khaled A. A. Alharbi
A1  - Baraa W. Nogali
A1  - Alhanof M. Albalawi
A1  - Hassan S. Alharthi
A1  - Turki A. Al-Oraini
A1  - Ali A. Alkhiri
A1  - Maram F. Alsuwaidan
A1  - Aliah M. Algarni
A1  - Monira K. S. AlHasan
JF  - International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Allied Sciences
JO  - Int J Pharm Res Allied Sci
SN  - 2277-3657
Y1  - 2021
VL  - 10
IS  - 1
DO  - 10.51847/vosPG1JzpZ
SP  - 50
EP  - 54
N2  - Of all organ injuries, the two most commonly encountered blunt abdominal injuries to organs are the spleen and liver. Splenic injury is historically managed by urgent laparotomy and subsequent removal of the spleen. This puts patients at lifelong postoperative risk of infections, and prophylactic vaccinations. To review the literature on recent updates on splenic injury diagnosis and management. PubMed database was used for article selection, papers on organ blunt trauma were obtained on the topic of splenic injury, and reviewed. An updated outlook on splenic injuries shows that not all patients require an urgent splenectomy. In fact, many patients today could be managed conservatively under the supervision of the surgical team. Only patients who deteriorated and become hemodynamically unstable would fit the criteria for surgical intervention. In conclusion, splenic trauma used to be historically managed through emergency splenectomy. With the advancement of radiological technology, especially the CT scan, this blunt abdominal injury can now be staged and treated accordingly. Generally, hemodynamically stable patients can be managed conservatively, while those who are hemodynamically unstable are referred for operative management or interventional radiology.  
UR  - https://ijpras.com/article/an-overview-on-splenic-trauma-management-approach
ER  -