Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2025
sch.14-sec.79Loss of spleen (complicated)
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sch.14-sec.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— the injury leads to a splenectomy, with serious infection after the splenectomy; and 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.