Abstract
Objectives: Splenic artery embolization (SAE) has been adopted in many trauma centers as a form of non-operative management (NOM) in blunt trauma victims. It has been routine practice that after embolization these patients be transferred to an intensive care unit (ICU) for continuous monitoring and close observation. The aim of this work is to create a mathematical model that can be utilized to predict ICU length of stay in these trauma patients that undergo SAE. Methods: A retrospective analysis of all patients in our trauma registry that arrived with splenic injury between January 1999 and December 2008.
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