Radiofrequency Can be Used to Treat Splenic Trauma Because of Its Excellent Coagulation Hemostasis Clinical Trial
Official title:
Radiofrequency-assisted Splenic Preservation Versus Conventional Treatment of Blunt Splenic Injury: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Radiofrequency (RF) can be used to treat splenic trauma because of its excellent coagulation
hemostasis. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of RF-assisted spleen-preserving surgery
with that of conventional splenorrhaphy/splenectomy in the treatment of blunt splenic injury.
A total of 122 patients with splenic trauma admitted to two tertiary referral centers from
June 2011 to June 2014 were included in this prospective cohort study. The 67 patients at one
center were treated by radiofrequency-assisted spleen-preserving therapy (RF group), and the
55 patients admitted at the other center underwent conventional treatment (CT group).
Demographics and clinical characteristics of the two groups were comparable.
Compared to traditional splenorrhaphy and splenectomy, RF-assisted splenic hemostasis and
salvage was safe, effective and easy to use in the treatment of splenic injuries. In
particular for high-grade splenic injuries, these techniques preserved sufficient splenic
tissue without any increase in patients with surgical risk.
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