Sch 14, s 79
CurrentLoss of spleen (complicated)
Schedule 14Ranges of injury scale values
Part 5Injuries to internal organs
Division 11Pancreas and spleen injuries
79 Loss of spleen (complicated)
| Example of the injury | 8 to 20 | ||
| loss of spleen if there will be a risk, that is not minor, of ongoing internal infection and disorders caused by the loss | |||
| Comment about appropriate level of ISV | |||
| • An ISV at or near the bottom of the range will be appropriate if the injury leads to a splenectomy, with intermittent symptoms of pain, nausea and vomiting that settle. | |||
| • An ISV at or near the middle of the range will be appropriate if— | |||
| (a) the injury leads to a splenectomy, with serious infection after the splenectomy; and | |||
| (b) the infection requires surgical or radiological intervention. | |||
| • An ISV at or near the top of the range will be appropriate if the injury leads to a splenectomy, with portal vein thrombosis after the splenectomy. |
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