Introduction:

The spleen is the most affected organ in blunt trauma to the abdomen in the adult. Splenic trauma can be due to non-penetrating (blunt) or penetrating injuries. The most useful imaging tests when evaluating splenic trauma are focused assessment sonography for trauma (FATS) and computed tomography (CT).

Objective:

to describe the management of splenic trauma at the Hospital Nacional de Itauguá.

Methodology:

this is an observational, descriptive case series study in which adult patients with a diagnosis of splenic trauma who were seen in the adult emergency department of the Hospital Nacional de Itauguá between January 2018 and January 2020 were included. All patients attended were included and none were excluded. The variables studied were sex, age, type of trauma, mechanism of trauma, hemodynamics, imaging (FATS and CT), grade of injury (I to V), emergency surgery, surgery performed, non-operative treatment, treatment success, days of hospitalization, death and associated injuries.

Results:

We present a series of 10 cases, all of them male, with a mean age of 30.7 ± 10.58 years. In all cases the trauma was blunt. The mechanism of trauma was motorcycle accident in 80 %. Regarding hemodynamics, 80% were stable, 100% underwent FACTS and 80% underwent CT. The most frequent grade was grade IV with 40%.

Discussion:

the management of splenic trauma has changed over time, currently non-surgical management is sought, however, this depends on the patient's conditions.