Interventional radiology versus operative management for splenic injuries: a study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Over the past decades, the treatment for blunt splenic injuries has shifted from operative to non-operative management. Interventional radiology such as splenic arterial embolisation generally increases the success rate of non-operative management. However, the type of intervention, such as the first definitive treatment for haemostasis (interventional radiology or surgery) in blunt splenic injuries is unclear. Therefore, we aim to clarify whether interventional radiology improves mortality in patients with blunt splenic trauma compared with operative management by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods and analysis

We will search the following electronic bibliographic databases to retrieve relevant articles for the literature review: Medline,

SUBMITTER: Kashiura M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6701822 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature