Isolated low-grade solid organ injuries in children following blunt abdominal trauma: Is it time to consider discharge from the emergency department?

INTRODUCTION Acute intervention (AI) for solid organ injury (SOI) is rare in hemodynamically stable children. Pediatric guidelines recommend admission with follow-up laboratories, even for low-grade injuries. METHODS Data sets from two large multicenter prospective observational studies were used to analyze a cohort of children (age,
Source: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: WTA PODIUM - 2020 Source Type: research