The Effect of Anticoagulation on Outcomes After Liver and Spleen Injuries: A Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCONECT) Study.

Over the past several decades, following the initial description of non-operative management in the pediatric population, the management of liver and splenic injuries has transformed from a predominantly operative management to a more selective approach. Non-operative management, along with the adjunctive use of angioembolization, has been successfully utilized for the management of many adults with spleen and liver injuries. [1,2,3,4] During the same time, there has also been an increasing utilization of anticoagulation (AC) agents for a variety of cardiovascular conditions including stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.

Source: Injury - May 13, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Bishwajit Bhattacharya, Reza Askari, Kimberly A Davis, Jon Dorfman, Ahmed I Eid, Ahmed E Elsharkawy, George Kasotakis, Sandra Mackey, Stephen Odom, Barbara U Okafor, Michael Rosenblatt, Alexander Ruditsky, George Velmahos, Adrian A Maung Source Type: research