Grades of Splenic Injury

Grades of Splenic Injury

Grade

Injury

1

Subcapsular hematoma < 10% of surface area

Laceration < 1 cm deep

2

Subcapsular hematoma 10‒50% of surface area, intraparenchymal hematoma < 5 cm

Laceration 1‒3 cm deep and not involving a trabecular vessel

3

Subcapsular hematoma > 50% of surface area, intraparenchymal hematoma ≥ 5 cm, any expanding or ruptured hematoma

Laceration > 3 cm deep or involving a trabecular vessel

4

Laceration involving segmental or hilar vessels that devascularizes > 25% of spleen

5

Completely shattered spleen

Hilar vascular injury that devascularizes spleen

Kozar RA, Crandall M, Shanmuganathan K, et al. Organ injury scaling 2018 update: Spleen, liver, and kidney. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018;85(6):1119-1122. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000002058

Kozar RA, Crandall M, Shanmuganathan K, et al. Organ injury scaling 2018 update: Spleen, liver, and kidney. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018;85(6):1119-1122. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000002058

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