Conservative treatment of children with traumatic ruptures of the spleen: results of 22 years of experience
- Authors: Podkamenev V.V1, Pikalo I.A.2, Novozhilov V.A.1,3, Karabinskaya O.A.1, Mikhaylov N.I.3, Petrov E.M.4, Latypov V.K.3, Moroz S.V.3, Khaltanova D.Y.4
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Affiliations:
- Иркутский государственный медицинский университет
- Irkutsk State Medical University
- Городская Ивано-Матренинская детская клиническая больница
- Ivano-Matreninskaya Children’s Clinical Hospital
- Section: Original Study Articles
- Submitted: 27.07.2024
- Accepted: 06.11.2024
- Published: 20.12.2024
- URL: https://rps-journal.ru/jour/article/view/1830
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/psaic1830
- ID: 1830
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Conservative treatment options developed and tested over several decades prevent splenectomy, which leads to post-splenectomy hyposplenism associated with immunodeficiency and hematologic disorders. This article reviews 22 years of conservative management of traumatic splenic rupture, emphasizing the important role of organ preservation and minimizing surgical intervention.
AIMS: The aim was to summarize 22 years of experience in the management of children with traumatic splenic rupture.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This observational single-center prospective study was conducted from March 2002 to March 2024 at the Ivano-Matreninskaya City Children’s Clinical Hospital in Irkutsk. The medical records of 95 children with traumatic splenic rupture were evaluated. Conservative treatment was received by 83 (87.4%) patients and surgical treatment
was received by 12 (12.6%) patients. The age of the affected children was 12 [8; 14] years, with 3.3 times more boys observed (73 vs. 22). For analysis, patients were divided into two groups: comparison group (n = 62; 65.3%) in the early treatment period (March 2002 to August 2012); main group (n = 33; 34.7%) in the late treatment period (September 2012 to March 2024). All
children were followed for complications related to spleen injury. Comprehensive follow-up of patients after discharge ranged from 6 months to 15 years.
RESULTS: Of the 95 patients, 2 (2.1%) underwent splenorrhaphy, 3 (3.1%) underwent laparoscopic exploration of the spleen, and 7 (7.4%) underwent splenectomy. Surgical treatment required prolonged combined antibacterial therapy for 13 [10; 16] days. If the spleen was removed after discharge from the hospital, patients were prescribed preventive vaccinations. A discriminant analysis was used to identify cumulative factors that influence the choice of surgical treatment in children with splenic rupture. Combined factors included low systolic blood pressure of 95 (70; 118) mm Hg (p = 0.002); tachycardia with heart rate of 105 [100; 120] beats per minute (p = 0.019); increased shock index of 1.1 [0.9; 1.57] (p = 0.001); blood loss at admission of 13% [6.3; 19] of the circulating blood volume (p = 0.001); maximum degree of blood loss of 2 [1; 3] (p = 0.001). When
comparing the groups by duration of treatment, a statistically significant difference was found in the number of days spent in the Surgery Department: the duration of hospital stay was 12 [8; 14] days in the comparison group and 7 (7; 9) days in the main group (p = 0.001). Patients did not differ in terms of blood loss and hemodynamics. Recently, however, the number of surgeries
for splenic rupture has decreased 2.6 times, from 16.1% to 6.1%. When evaluating immediate outcomes after splenectomy, it was found that 71.4% (n = 5) of the children had thrombocytosis on day 3–6 after surgery. After spleen removal, all children had an elevated ESR of 25 [23; 39] mm/h for 2 weeks. Long-term results showed that 57.1% of patients had frequent infectious
diseases. No symptoms of hyposplenism were observed with conservative management.
CONCLUSIONS: Conservative management of children with traumatic splenic rupture is safe and clinically effective. Nonsurgical management can be used in 93.9% of cases. Based on the results obtained, the active use of conservative treatment options for traumatic splenic rupture in children is recommended as the preferred option, with an individualized approach to
patient monitoring
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About the authors
Vladimir V Podkamenev
Иркутский государственный медицинский университет
Email: vpodkamenev@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0885-0563
SPIN-code: 7722-5010
профессор
Россия, ИркутскIlia A. Pikalo
Irkutsk State Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: pikalodoc@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2494-2735
SPIN-code: 4885-4209
https://www.elibrary.ru/author_profile.asp?id=627802
кандидат медицинских наук, заведующий кафедрой симуляционных технологий и экстренной медицинской помощи
Россия, ИркутскVladimir A. Novozhilov
Иркутский государственный медицинский университет;Городская Ивано-Матренинская детская клиническая больница
Email: novozilov@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9309-6691
SPIN-code: 5633-5491
профессор, заведующий кафедрой детской хирургии
Россия, ИркутскOl'ga A. Karabinskaya
Иркутский государственный медицинский университет
Email: fastmail164@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0080-1292
SPIN-code: 1511-3402
ассистент кафедры симуляционных технологий и экстренной медицинской помощи
Россия, ИркутскNikolai I. Mikhaylov
Городская Ивано-Матренинская детская клиническая больница
Email: mni.irk@ya.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7428-3520
SPIN-code: 1153-3175
заведующий отделением эндоскопии
Россия, ИркутскEvgeniy M. Petrov
Ivano-Matreninskaya Children’s Clinical Hospital
Email: emp1976@rambler.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1083-0951
SPIN-code: 9949-7707
Pediatric Surgeon, Head of the Department of pediatric surgery
Россия, IrkutskVyacheslav Kh. Latypov
Городская Ивано-Матренинская детская клиническая больница
Email: slavalat@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0005-9147-3309
заведующий операционным блоком
Россия, ИркутскSergey V. Moroz
Городская Ивано-Матренинская детская клиническая больница
Email: moroszsv@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0002-1202-1127
SPIN-code: 4915-5348
врач детский хирург
Россия, ИркутскDora Yu. Khaltanova
Ivano-Matreninskaya Children’s Clinical Hospital
Email: khaltanovad@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7018-3007
SPIN-code: 8185-7522
Pediatric Surgeon
Россия, Irkutsk