Article Figures & Data
Figures
- Figure 1
Comparison of white blood cell count (WBC). SAE/NOM, successful non-operative management after splenic angioembolization; SAE/SPLEN, splenectomy after splenic angioembolization.
- Figure 2
Comparison of PLT:WBC. SAE/NOM, successful non-operative management after splenic angioembolization; SAE/SPLEN, splenectomy after splenic angioembolization; PLT:WBC, ratio of platelet count to white blood cell count.
- Figure 3
Receiver operating characteristic curve of white blood cell count for outcome of splenectomy.
- Figure 4
Receiver operating characteristic curve of PLT:WBC ratio for outcome of splenectomy. PLT:WBC, ratio of platelet count to white blood cell count.
Tables
- Table 1
Patient characteristics
SAE/NOM
(n=108)SAE/SPLEN
(n=16)P value Age 40±19 46±15 0.16 Male gender 74 (68%) 9 (56%) 0.33 ISS 23±10 21±14 0.40 Splenic injury grade 1 9 (8%) 1 (6%) 1.00 2 14 (13%) 3 (19%) 0.46 3 34 (32%) 6 (38%) 0.63 4 41 (38%) 4 (25%) 0.31 5 10 (9%) 2 (12%) 0.65 Distal angioembolization 87 (81%) 14 (88%) 0.41 ICU admission 46 (43%) 11 (69%) 0.05 Hospital length of stay (days) 10±11 23±19 <0.001 ICU, intensive care unit; ISS, Injury Severity Score; SAE/NOM, successful non-operative management after splenic angioembolization; SAE/SPLEN, splenectomy after splenic angioembolization.
- Table 2
Patient outcomes
SAE/NOM
(n=108)SAE/SPLEN
(n=16)P value Time 1 WBC (103/µL) 17±12 17±5 0.21 PLT (103/µL) 191±65 189±64 0.85 PLT:WBC 14±6 12±6 0.21 Time 2 WBC (103/µL) 12±4 22±6 <0.001 PLT (103/µL) 244±108 334±187 0.096 PLT:WBC 23±15 16±7 0.007 PLT, platelet count; PLT:WBC, ratio of PLT count to WBC count; SAE/NOM, successful non-operative management after splenic angioembolization; SAE/SPLEN, splenectomy after splenic angioembolization; Time 1, immediately after splenic angioembolization; Time 2, day 5 post-SAE or day of discharge for SAE/NOM, day of splenectomy for SAE/SPLEN; WBC, white blood cell count.
