Abstract
PurposeTo determine the incidence and outcomes of angiography in pediatric patients with blunt solid organ injury (SOI). MethodsThe National Trauma Data Bank (2010–2014) was queried for patients ≤19 years who experienced isolated blunt SOI. Multivariate logistic regression was used to evaluate characteristics associated with radiological and surgical intervention. ResultsPatients with isolated blunt injuries to the spleen (n = 7542), liver (n = 4549), and kidney (n = 2640) were identified. Use of angiography increased yearly from 1.6% to 3.1% of cases (p = 0.001) and was associated with older age (OR 2.61 [CI: 1.94–3.50], p < 0.001) and grade III or higher injury (OR 4.63 [CI: 3.11–6.90], p < 0.001). Odds of angiography were 4.9 times higher at adult trauma centers (TCs) than pediatric TCs overall, and almost 9 times higher for isolated splenic trauma (p < 0.001 for each). There was no improvement in splenic salvage after angiography for high grade injuries (3.5% vs. 4.8%, p = NS). Only 1.8% of cases began within 30 min of arrival (median time = 3.6 h). ConclusionVariability exists in the utilization of angiography in pediatric blunt SOI between adult and pediatric TCs, with no improvement in splenic salvage. Level of EvidenceLevel III – Treatment study.
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