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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 3/2018

01-03-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Mortality in Patients with Splenic Injuries: The Role of Multi-Organ Failure

Author: Yassar Alamri

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 3/2018

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Excerpt

We have read the findings of El-Menyar et al. with great interest [1]. Splenic injury has been implicated in as high as 45% of cases of blunt abdominal trauma [2]. Without prompt identification and management, mortality can reach 10% [2]. We recently reviewed all splenic injury cases (n = 238) referred to our hospital over a 10-year period [3]. …
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Metadata
Title
Mortality in Patients with Splenic Injuries: The Role of Multi-Organ Failure
Author
Yassar Alamri
Publication date
01-03-2018
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-017-4218-x

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