title: When to save the ruptured spleen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento 95817.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Wisner
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Blaisdell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D012421:Rupture; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*