TY  - JOUR
T1  - Splenic injury during colon surgery: Comment on “predictive factors of splenic injury in colorectal surgery”
AU  - Kastenmeier A, Ludwig KA
Y1  - 2012/04/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.2011.1545
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 329
EP  - 330
VL  - 147
IS  - 4
N2  - 
The significance of splenic injury and subsequent splenectomy during colon surgery has been well documented,1- 2 and the measures taken to avoid injury are worth considering. Using a large administrative database (ie, the National Inpatient Sample), Masoomi and colleagues3 examine factors associated with splenic injury during colorectal surgery. Their study confirms the previously published rates of splenic injury during these procedures and reaffirms the factors associated with splenic injury. Defining the rates of splenic injury and splenectomy is important for preoperative patient consultation, and understanding and identifying the factors associated with this injury are the first steps toward improving care.

SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.1545
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2011.1545
ER  -