Additional file 1: Table 1. of Splenic artery embolization: technically feasible but not necessarily advantageous

Search results and number of articles retrieved after applying the selection criteria.After the initial search, all articles were entered in a reference database (Mendeley). Table 2. Summary table of articles that met inclusion criteria after initial selection. Articles marked in grey were excluded. Table 3. Traditionally used American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) scoring system for splenic injuries. Figure 1. Algorithm for management of splenic trauma modified from Ekeh and Tugnoli.8, 32 Abbreviations: HD: hemodynamically; BP: blood pressure; FAST: Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma; ICU: Intensive Care Unit; SAE: splenic artery embolization; MDCT: Multidetector CT grading (Table 4); NOM: non operative management; CE: contrast extravasation; IV: intravenous. (ZIP 126 kb)