title: Western trauma association blunt splenic injury algorithm is useful in spontaneous rupture of a normal spleen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma Critical Care, Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, 134 West Park Drive, Kingsport, TN 37660, USA. gmt0@charter.net
authors.forename: George M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Testerman
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Easparam
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jacome
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012016:Reference Values; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013154:Spleen / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000628:therapy