RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The pitfalls of protocols – a case of postpartum splenic artery aneurysm rupture
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr0220102743
DO 10.1136/bcr.02.2010.2743
VO 2010
A1 M J Thomson
A1 S Seshadri
A1 S Swami
A1 G F Strandvik
A1 K Neales
YR 2010
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2010/bcr.02.2010.2743.abstract
AB The authors present a case of splenic artery aneurysm rupture, which neatly illustrates some of the problems of modern medical practice and the potential detriment of blind adherence to protocol driven care, without adequate reflection on the whole clinical picture and possible alternative diagnoses.