TY - JOUR T1 - The pitfalls of protocols – a case of postpartum splenic artery aneurysm rupture JF - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr.02.2010.2743 VL - 2010 SP - bcr0220102743 AU - M J Thomson AU - S Seshadri AU - S Swami AU - G F Strandvik AU - K Neales Y1 - 2010/01/01 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2010/bcr.02.2010.2743.abstract N2 - 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. ER -