Blunt Abdominal Trauma, Splenectomy, and Post-Splenectomy Vaccination | NLM

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Blunt Abdominal Trauma, Splenectomy, and Post-Splenectomy Vaccination

05/13/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: U.S. Army Medical Department, Medical Research and Materiel Command, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR). Published: 5/13/2020. This 10-page Clinical Practice Guideline from the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, updated in May 2020, provides guidance on the management of combat casualties who sustain blunt abdominal trauma (BAT). With the advent of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), more casualties are presenting with evidence of BAT. (PDF)