No further incidence of sepsis after splenectomy for severe trauma: a multi-institutional experience of the trauma registry of the DGU with 1,630 patients

Table 1 AAST-scale and modified scale for classification of spleen injuries.

AAST Grade	Injury	Injury Description	AIS-98* Grade
I	hematoma laceration	subcapsular, < 10% surface capsular tear, < 1 cm	2 2
II	hematoma laceration	subcapsular, 10-50% surface; intraparenchymal hematoma, < 10 cm in diameter 1-3 cm deep, < 10 cm long	2 2
III	hematoma laceration	subcapsular, > 50% surface; intraparenchymal hematoma, > 10 cm > 3 cm parenchymal	3 3
IV	laceration	parenchymal disruption involving 25-75% of spleen	4
V	laceration vascular	parenchymal disruption involving > 75% of spleen splenic venous injuries	5 5
VI	vascular	splenic avulsion	6

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