The Efficacy of the World Society of Emergency Surgery Classification in the Management of Splenic Injury: A Validation Study
As per our inferences, the WSES category IV is the solitary criterion relevant to immediate operative management, thus showing that the physiological status of the patient is the only variable that dictates need for an emergency laparotomy. Hence, it can be inferred that the WSES classification can be popularized as a standard of care.
Authors
- Aswin Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8794-1975)
- Ananth Shankar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9885-5776)
- Sumith Marian Colaco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5023-1147)
- P. Loganathan
- T. Said Ahmed
Institutions
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- Barts Health NHS Trust (GB)
- ACS Medical College and Hospital (IN)
- London Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of African Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_396_25
- Primary Topic
- Abdominal Trauma and Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00