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Clements W, Lukies M, Zia A, Fitzgerald M, Kavnoudias H. Let us settle the controversy-gelfoam is a safe intravascular embolic agent. Br J Radiol 2024; 97:933-937. [PMID: 38402518 DOI: 10.1093/bjr/tqae047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES A 2021 safety alert restricted endovascular gelfoam use in Australia and resulted in an embargo on gelfoam sales to Interventional Radiology departments. This study aimed to show that gelfoam is safe in a population of trauma patients with pelvic injury, and discuss the basis of the recent controversies. METHODS Retrospective cohort study was conducted between 1 January 2010 and 21 May 2021 for the patients who underwent gelfoam embolization for pelvic arterial haemorrhage. Primary outcome was the rate of adverse events related to intravascular gelfoam administration. RESULTS Inclusion criteria met in 50 patients, comprising 58% males median age 59.9 years, and median injury severity score 31. There were 0 complications related to gelfoam use and 100% technical success. Thirty-five patients (70%) received a non-targeted embolization approach. All-cause mortality was observed in 5 patients (10%), unrelated to gelfoam. CONCLUSIONS Gelfoam is a safe and effective embolic agent in pelvic trauma. Patients are in urgent need of universal on-label registration of endovascular gelfoam products, as it is life-saving in major haemorrhage after trauma. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE Endovascular gelfoam is mandatory for a high-quality trauma service, and this study shows that it is safe to use intentionally in the endovascular space. Companies should work with interventional radiologists, sharing and collaborating to ensure positive outcomes for patients.
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- Warren Clements
- Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne 3004, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia
- National Trauma Research Institute, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne 3004, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne 3004, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia
- National Trauma Research Institute, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia
- Department of Trauma, Alfred Health, Melbourne 3004, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne 3004, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia
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Jin X, Chu Q, Bing H, Li F, Bai J, Lou J, Sun L, Zhang C, Lin L, Li L, Wang H, Zhou Z, Zhang J, Lian H. Preperitoneal pelvic balloon tamponade-an effective intervention to control pelvic injury hemorrhage in a swine model. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2024; 12:1340765. [PMID: 38737537 PMCID: PMC11082274 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1340765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024] Open
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Objective: This study aimed to estimate the effects of the volume of preperitoneal balloon (PPB) on arterial and venous hemorrhage in a swine pelvic fracture model. Methods: Twenty-four swine were randomized into 0-mL, 500-mL, 800-mL, and 1000-mL intra-hematoma PPB groups. They were subjected to open-book pelvic fracture and reproducible injuries in the external iliac artery and vein. The pelvic binder and IH-PPBs with different volumes of fluid were applied to control the active hemorrhage after arterial and venous injuries. The survival time and rate during 60-min observation and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) images were the primary endpoints in this study. Secondary endpoints included survival rate within 70 min, peritoneal pressure, hemodynamics, blood loss, infusion fluid, blood pH, and lactate concentration. Results: Our results indicated that the 800-mL and 1000-mL groups had a higher survival rate (0%, 50%, 100% and 100% for 0, 500, 800, and 1000-mL groups respectively; p < 0.0001) and longer survival time (13.83 ± 2.64, 24.50 ± 6.29, 55.00 ± 6.33, and 60.00 ± 0.00 min for 0, 500, 800, and 1,000 groups respectively; p < 0.0005) than the 0-mL or 500-mL groups during the 60 min observation. Contrastingly, survival rate and time were comparable between 800-mL and 1000-mL groups during the 60-min observation. The IH-PPB volume was associated with an increase in the pressure of the balloon and the preperitoneal pressure but had no effect on the bladder pressure. Lastly, the 1000-mL group had a higher mean arterial pressure and systemic vascular resistance than the 800-mL group. Conclusion: IH-PPB volume-dependently controls vascular bleeding after pelvic fracture in the swine model. IH-PPB with a volume of 800 mL and 1000 mL efficiently managed pelvic fracture-associated arterial and venous hemorrhage and enhanced survival time and rate in the swine model without evidences of visceral injury.
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- Xiaogao Jin
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Peripheral Vascular Intervention, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Research of Trauma Center, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Baker JE, Werner NL, Burlew CC. Management of Pelvic Trauma. Surg Clin North Am 2024; 104:367-384. [PMID: 38453308 DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2023.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Pelvic fractures are common after blunt trauma with patients' presentation ranging from stable with insignificant fractures to life-threatening exsanguination from unstable fractures. Often, hemorrhagic shock from a pelvic fracture may go unrecognized and high clinical suspicion for a pelvic source lies with the clinician. A multidisciplinary coordinated effort is required for management of these complex patients. In the exsanguinating patient, hemorrhage control remains the top priority and may be achieved with external stabilization, resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta, preperitoneal pelvic packing, angiographic intervention, or a combination of therapies. These modalities have been shown to reduce mortality in this challenging population.
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- Jennifer E Baker
- Division of GI, Trauma, and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12631 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Avenue H4/367, Madison, WI 53792, USA
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- Division of GI, Trauma, and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12631 E 17th Avenue, Box C313, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Fontenelle Ribeiro Junior MA, Salman SM, Al-Qaraghuli SM, Makki F, Abu Affan RA, Mohseni SR, Brenner M. Complications associated with the use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA): an updated review. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2024; 9:e001267. [PMID: 38347890 PMCID: PMC10860083 DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) has become part of the arsenal to temporize patients in shock from severe hemorrhage. REBOA is used in trauma to prevent cardiovascular collapse by preserving heart and brain perfusion and minimizing distal hemorrhage until definitive hemorrhage control can be achieved. Significant side effects, including death, ischemia and reperfusion injuries, severe renal and lung damage, limb ischemia and amputations have all been reported. The aim of this article is to provide an update on complications related to REBOA. REBOA has emerged as a critical intervention for managing severe hemorrhagic shock, aiming to temporize patients and prevent cardiovascular collapse until definitive hemorrhage control can be achieved. However, this life-saving procedure is not without its challenges, with significant reported side effects. This review provides an updated overview of complications associated with REBOA. The most prevalent procedure-related complication is distal embolization and lower limb ischemia, with an incidence of 16% (range: 4-52.6%). Vascular and access site complications are also noteworthy, documented in studies with incidence rates varying from 1.2% to 11.1%. Conversely, bleeding-related complications exhibit lower documentation, with incidence rates ranging from 1.4% to 28.6%. Pseudoaneurysms are less likely, with rates ranging from 2% to 14%. A notable incidence of complications arises from lower limb compartment syndrome and lower limb amputation associated with the REBOA procedure. Systemic complications include acute kidney failure, consistently reported across various studies, with incidence rates ranging from 5.6% to 46%, representing one of the most frequently documented systemic complications. Infection and sepsis are also described, with rates ranging from 2% to 36%. Pulmonary-related complications, including acute respiratory distress syndrome and multisystem organ failure, occur in this population at rates ranging from 7.1% to 17.5%. This comprehensive overview underscores the diverse spectrum of complications associated with REBOA.
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- Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
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Clements W, Dunne T, Clare S, Lukies M, Fitzgerald M, Mathew J, Kavnoudias H, Zia A, Ban EJ, Skelley A, Koukounaras J. A retrospective observational study assessing mortality after pelvic trauma embolisation. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2024. [PMID: 38294148 DOI: 10.1111/1754-9485.13623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Trauma to the pelvic ring and associated haemorrhage represent a management challenge for the multidisciplinary trauma team. In up to 10% of patients, bleeding can be the result of an arterial injury and mortality is reported as high as 89% in this cohort. We aimed to assess the mortality rate after pelvic trauma embolisation and whether earlier embolisation improved mortality. METHODS Retrospective study at single tertiary trauma and referral centre, between 1 January 2009 and 30 June 2022. All adult patients who received embolisation following pelvic trauma were included. Patients were excluded if angiography was performed but no embolisation performed. RESULTS During the 13.5-year time period, 175 patients underwent angiography and 28 were excluded, leaving 147 patients in the study. The all-cause mortality rate at 30-days was 11.6% (17 patients). The median time from injury to embolisation was 6.3 h (range 2.8-418.4). On regression analysis, time from injury to embolisation was not associated with mortality (OR 1.01, 95% CI 0.952-1.061). Increasing age (OR 1.20, 95% CI 1.084-1.333) and increasing injury severity score (OR 1.14, 95% CI 1.049-1.247) were positively associated with all-cause 30-day mortality, while non-selective embolisation (OR 0.11, 95% CI 0.013-0.893) was negatively associated. CONCLUSION The all-cause mortality rate at 30-days in or cohort was very low. In addition, earlier time from injury to embolisation was not positively associated with all-cause 30-day mortality. Nevertheless, minimising this remains a fundamental principle of the management of bleeding in pelvic trauma.
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- Warren Clements
- Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- National Trauma Research Institute, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Radiology, St James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore City, Singapore
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- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- National Trauma Research Institute, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Trauma, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- National Trauma Research Institute, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Trauma, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Trauma, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Parker P, Johnston AM, Mountain A, Pynn H. Battlefield REBOA: Aces High or Journey's End? BMJ Mil Health 2023; 169:482-484. [PMID: 35042758 DOI: 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2021-002054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Paul Parker
- Senior Lecturer in Special Operations Medicine, University College, Cork, Ireland
- Orthopaedic Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Defence Consultant Adviser in Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK
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- Defence Consultant Adviser in Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Defence Consultant Adviser in Pre-Hospital Emergency Care, Emergency Department, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK
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Altamirano-Cruz MA, Velarde JE, Valderrama-Molina CO, Azi M, Belangero WD, Bidolegui F, Carabelli GS, Gómez A, Pires RE, Xicará JA, Giordano V. Availability and use of resources for emergency fracture care of pelvic trauma associated with haemorrhagic shock in Latin America: A cross-sectional study. Injury 2023; 54 Suppl 6:110733. [PMID: 38143149 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Determining the true availability of resources and understanding the level of training of surgeons involved in the treatment of patients with pelvic fractures and haemorrhagic shock is critical. In the herein study, the availability of technical, technological, and human resources for the care of this injury in Latin America region was analysed, and the preferences of orthopaedic trauma surgeons when performing interventions for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with pelvic trauma and associated haemorrhagic shock was described. A cross sectional web-based survey containing questions on knowledge, attitudes, and practices with respect to imaging resources, emergency pelvic stabilization methods, and interventions used for bleeding control was sent to 948 Latin America orthopaedic trauma surgeons treating pelvic fractures in the emergency department. Differences between regional clusters, level of training, type of hospital, and pelvic surgery volume were assessed. 368 responses were obtained, with 37.5% of respondents reporting formal training in pelvic surgery and 36.0% having available protocol for managing these patients. The most frequently used interventions were the supra-acetabular pelvic external fixator and pelvic packing. Limited hospital and imaging resources are available for the care of patients with pelvic trauma and associated haemorrhagic shock throughout Latin America. In addition, the training of orthopaedic trauma surgeons dealing with this type of injury and the volume of pelvic surgeries per year is heterogeneous. It should be urgently considered to develop management protocols adapted to Latin America according to the availability of resources, as well as to promote training in this severe life-threatening traumatic condition.
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- Departamento de Ortopedia, Hospital Manoel Victorino, Secretaria Estadual de Saúde do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ortopedia, Reumatologia e Traumatologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatologia, Hospital Sirio-Libanes, ECICARO, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Sector de Trauma, Instituto de Ortopedia y Traumatología "Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi", Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Servicio Ortopedia, Hospital Universitario de la Samaritana, Bogota, Colombia
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- Departamento do Aparelho Locomotor, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Centro Universitario de Occidente, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala; Cruz Roja Guatemalteca, Delegación Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
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- Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Prof. Nova Monteiro, Hospital Municipal Miguel Couto, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Clínica São Vicente, Rede D'or São Luiz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Walters S, Cuthbert R, Ward J, Arshad H, Culpan P, Perkins Z, Tai N, Bates P. Causes and associations with mortality in patients with pelvic ring injuries with haemorrhagic shock. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY & TRAUMATOLOGY : ORTHOPEDIE TRAUMATOLOGIE 2023; 33:2971-2979. [PMID: 36922411 DOI: 10.1007/s00590-023-03516-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND High energy pelvic ring injuries are associated with significant morbidity and mortality and can be accompanied by haemorrhagic shock following associated vascular injury. This study evaluated the causes and predictors of mortality in haemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures. METHODS This retrospective observational study at a Major Trauma Centre reviewed 938 consecutive adult patients (≥ 18yrs) with pelvic ring injuries between December 2014 and November 2018. Patients with features of haemorrhagic shock were included, defined as: arrival Systolic BP < 90 mmHg, Base Deficit ≥ 6.0 mmol/l, or transfusion of ≥ 4 units of packed red blood cells within 24 h. RESULTS Of the 102 patients included, all sustained injuries from high energy trauma, and 47.1% underwent a haemorrhage control intervention (Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta-REBOA, Interventional Radiology-IR, or Laparotomy). These were more often required following vertical shear injuries (OR 10.7, p = 0.036). Overall, 33 patients (32.4%) died; 16 due to a head injury, and only 2 directly from acute pelvic exsanguination (6.1%). Multivariable logistic regression demonstrated that increasing age, Injury Severity Score, Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) Head ≥ 3 and open pelvic fracture were all independent predictors of mortality, and IR was associated with reduced mortality. Lateral Compression III (LC3) injuries were associated with mortality due to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). CONCLUSION Haemodynamically unstable patients with pelvic ring injuries have a high mortality rate, but death is usually attributed to other injuries or later complications, and not from acute exsanguination. This reflects improvements in resuscitative care, transfusion protocols, and haemorrhage control techniques.
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- Samuel Walters
- Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK.
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- Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK
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- Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK
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- Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK
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- Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK
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- Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK
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- Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK
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- Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK
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Gong SC, Park JE, Kang S, An S, Kim MJ, Kim K, Shin IS. Preperitoneal Pelvic Packing versus Angioembolization for Patients with Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Fractures with Pelvic Bleeding: A Single-Centered Retrospective Study. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:1784. [PMID: 37372902 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11121784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of preperitoneal pelvic packing (PPP) and angioembolization (AE) for patients with equivocal vital signs after initial resuscitation. This single-centered retrospective study included information from the database of a regional trauma center from April 2014 to December 2022 for patients with pelvic fractures with a systolic blood pressure of 80-100 mmHg after initial fluid resuscitation. The patients' characteristics, outcomes, and details of AE after resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) placed in zone III were collected. The follow-up duration was from hospital admission to discharge. A total of 65 patients were enrolled in this study. Their mean age was 59.2 ± 18.1 years, and 40 were males. We divided the enrolled patients into PPP (n = 43) and AE (n = 22) groups. The median time from emergency department (ED) to procedure and the median duration of ED stay were significantly longer in the AE group than in the PPP group (p ≤ 0.001 for both). The median mechanical ventilation (MV) duration was significantly shorter (p = 0.046) in the AE group. The number of patients with complications, overall mortality, and mortality due to hemorrhage did not differ between the two groups. Three patients (13.6%) were successfully treated with AE after REBOA. AE may be beneficial for patients with hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures who show equivocal vital signs after initial fluid resuscitation in terms of reducing the MV duration and incidence of infectious complications.
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- Seong Chan Gong
- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26426, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26426, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26426, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26426, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26426, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26426, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26426, Republic of Korea
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Harfouche MN, Feliciano DV, Kozar RA, DuBose JJ, Scalea TM. A Cautionary Tale: The Use of Propensity Matching to Evaluate Hemorrhage-Related Trauma Mortality in the American College of Surgeons TQIP Database. J Am Coll Surg 2023; 236:1208-1216. [PMID: 36847370 DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Propensity-matched methods are increasingly being applied to the American College of Surgeons TQIP database to evaluate hemorrhage control interventions. We used variation in systolic blood pressure (SBP) to demonstrate flaws in this approach. STUDY DESIGN Patients were divided into groups based on initial SBP (iSBP) and SBP at 1 hour (2017 to 2019). Groups were defined as follows: iSBP 90 mmHg or less who decompensated to 60 mmHg or less (immediate decompensation [ID]), iSBP 90 mmHg or less who remained greater than 60 mmHg (stable hypotension [SH]), and iSBP greater than 90 mmHg who decompensated to 60 mmHg or less (delayed decompensation [DD]). Individuals with Head or Spine Abbreviated Injury Scale score 3 or greater were excluded. Propensity score was assigned using demographic and clinical variables. Outcomes of interest were in-hospital mortality, emergency department death, and overall length of stay. RESULTS Propensity matching yielded 4,640 patients per group in analysis #1 (SH vs DD) and 5,250 patients per group in analysis #2 (SH vs ID). The DD and ID groups had 2-fold higher in-hospital mortality than the SH group (DD 30% vs 15%, p < 0.001; ID 41% vs 18%, p < 0.001). Emergency department death rate was 3 times higher in the DD group and 5 times higher in the ID group (p < 0.001), and length of stay was 4 days shorter in the DD group and 1 day shorter in the ID group (p < 0.001). Odds of death were 2.6 times higher for the DD vs SH group and 3.2 times higher for the ID vs SH group (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Differences in mortality rate by SBP variation underscore the difficulty of identifying individuals with a similar degree of hemorrhagic shock using the American College of Surgeons TQIP database despite propensity matching. Large databases lack the detailed data needed to rigorously evaluate hemorrhage control interventions.
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- Melike N Harfouche
- From the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD (Harfouche, Feliciano, Kozar, Scalea)
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- From the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD (Harfouche, Feliciano, Kozar, Scalea)
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- From the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD (Harfouche, Feliciano, Kozar, Scalea)
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- Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (DuBose)
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- From the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD (Harfouche, Feliciano, Kozar, Scalea)
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Valisena S, Gamulin A. Reply to: Letter to the editor: Imminent need to define pelvic hemorrhage research lexicon. Injury 2023:S0020-1383(23)00441-2. [PMID: 37193633 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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- Silvia Valisena
- Division of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, 4 Rue Gabrielle- Perret-Gentil, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Division of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, 4 Rue Gabrielle- Perret-Gentil, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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Current Management of Hemodynamically Unstable Patients with Pelvic Fracture. CURRENT SURGERY REPORTS 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s40137-023-00348-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Wu YT, Lewis MR, Arase M, Demetriades D. Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta is Associated with Increased Risk of Extremity Compartment Syndrome. World J Surg 2023; 47:796-802. [PMID: 36371514 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-022-06832-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) has been used as a temporizing procedure to control intra-abdominal or pelvic bleeding. Theoretically, occlusion of the aorta and the resulting ischemia-reperfusion of the lower extremities may increase the risk of extremity compartment syndrome (CS). To date, no study has addressed systematically the incidence and risk factors of CS following REBOA intervention. The purpose of this study was to address this knowledge gap. METHODS Adult trauma patients from the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program (ACS-TQIP) database (2016-2019) were included. Patients who received REBOA within 4 h of admission were compared to patients without REBOA after propensity score matching for demographics, vital signs on admission, comorbidities, injury severity of different body regions, pelvic and lower extremity fractures, vascular trauma to the lower extremities, fixation for fractures, angioembolization (AE) for pelvis, preperitoneal pelvic packing (PPP), laparotomy, and venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis. The primary outcomes were rates of lower extremity CS and fasciotomy and acute kidney injury (AKI). Secondary outcomes included mortality. RESULTS There were 534 patients who received REBOA matched with 1043 patients without REBOA. Overall, patients in the REBOA group had significantly higher rates of CS than no REBOA patients [5.4% vs 1.1%, p < 0.001, OR: 5.39]. The risk of CS remained significantly higher in the subgroups of patients with or without pelvic or lower extremity fractures, as well as in the subgroup of patients with associated extremity vascular injury [11.2% vs 1.5%, p < 0.001, OR: 8.12].The fasciotomy and AKI rates were significantly higher in the REBOA group (5.8% vs 1.2%, p < 0.001 and 12.9% vs 7.4%, p< 0.001 respectively). CONCLUSION REBOA use is associated with a higher risk of lower extremity CS, fasciotomy and AKI, especially in patients with associated lower extremity vascular injuries. These complications should be taken into account when considering REBOA use, and close observation for this complication should always be part of the routine monitoring.
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- Yu-Tung Wu
- Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, LAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern California, 2051 Marengo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
- Department of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, LAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern California, 2051 Marengo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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- Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, LAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern California, 2051 Marengo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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- Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, LAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern California, 2051 Marengo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
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Chien CY, Lewis MR, Dilday J, Biswas S, Luo Y, Demetriades D. Worse outcomes with resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in severe pelvic fracture: A matched cohort study. Am J Surg 2023; 225:414-419. [PMID: 36253317 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.09.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Revised: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Severe pelvic fracture is the most common indication for resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA). This matched cohort study investigated outcomes with or without REBOA use in isolated severe pelvic fractures. METHODS Trauma Quality Improvement Program database study, included patients with isolated severe pelvic fracture (AIS≥3), excluded associated injuries with AIS >3 for any region other than lower extremity. REBOA patients were propensity score matched to similar patients without REBOA. Outcomes were mortality and complications. RESULTS 93 REBOA patients were matched with 279 without. REBOA patients had higher rates of in-hospital mortality (32.3% vs 19%, p = 0.008), higher rates of venous thromboembolism (14% vs 6.5%, p = 0.023) and DVT (11.8% vs 5.4%, p = 0.035). In multivariate analysis, REBOA use was independently associated with increased mortality and venous thromboembolism. CONCLUSIONS REBOA in severe pelvic fractures is associated with higher rates of mortality, venous thromboembolism.
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- Chih-Ying Chien
- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, LAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States; Department of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, LAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, LAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, LAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, LAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States; Trauma Center & Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, LAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
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Anand T, El-Qawaqzeh K, Nelson A, Hosseinpour H, Ditillo M, Gries L, Castanon L, Joseph B. Association Between Hemorrhage Control Interventions and Mortality in US Trauma Patients With Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Fractures. JAMA Surg 2023; 158:63-71. [PMID: 36449300 PMCID: PMC9713682 DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Importance Management of hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures remains a challenge. Hemostatic interventions are used alone or in combination. There is a paucity of data on the association between the pattern of hemorrhage control interventions and outcomes after a severe pelvic fracture. Objective To characterize clinical outcomes and study the patterns of hemorrhage control interventions in hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures. Design, Setting, and Participants In this cohort study, a retrospective review was performed of data from the 2017 American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program database, a national multi-institutional database of trauma patients in the United States. Adult patients (aged ≥18 years) with pelvic fractures who received early transfusions (≥4 units of packed red blood cells in 4 hours) and underwent intervention for pelvic hemorrhage control were identified. Use and order of preperitoneal pelvic packing (PP), pelvic angioembolization (AE), and resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in zone 3 were examined and compared against the primary outcome of mortality. The associations between intervention patterns and mortality, complications, and 24-hour transfusions were further examined by backward stepwise regression analyses. Data analyses were performed in September 2021. Main Outcomes and Measures Primary outcomes were rates of 24-hour, emergency department, and in-hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes were major in-hospital complications. Results A total of 1396 patients were identified. Mean (SD) age was 47 (19) years, 975 (70%) were male, and the mean (SD) lowest systolic blood pressure was 71 (25) mm Hg. The median (IQR) Injury Severity Score was 24 (14-34), with a 24-hour mortality of 217 patients (15.5%), ED mortality of 10 patients (0.7%), in-hospital mortality of 501 patients (36%), and complication rate of 574 patients (41%). Pelvic AE was the most used intervention (774 [55%]), followed by preperitoneal PP (659 [47%]) and REBOA zone 3 (126 [9%]). Among the cohort, 1236 patients (89%) had 1 intervention, 157 (11%) had 2 interventions, and 3 (0.2%) had 3 interventions. On regression analyses, only pelvic AE was associated with a mortality reduction (odds ratio [OR], 0.62; 95% CI, 0.47 to 0.82; P < .001). Preperitoneal PP was associated with increased odds of complications (OR, 1.39; 95% CI, 1.07 to 1.80; P = .01). Increasing number of interventions was associated with increased 24-hour transfusions (β = +5.4; 95% CI, +3.5 to +7.5; P < .001) and mortality (OR, 1.57; 95% CI, 1.05 to 2.37; P = .03), but not with complications. Conclusions and Relevance This study found that among patients with pelvic fracture who received early transfusions and at least 1 invasive pelvic hemorrhage control intervention, more than 1 in 3 died, despite the availability of advanced hemorrhage control interventions. Only pelvic AE was associated with a reduction in mortality.
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- Tanya Anand
- College of Medicine, Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson
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- College of Medicine, Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson
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- College of Medicine, Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson
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- College of Medicine, Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson
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- College of Medicine, Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson
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- College of Medicine, Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson
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- College of Medicine, Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson
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- College of Medicine, Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson
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Wu YT, Nichols C, Chien CY, Lewis MR, Demetriades D. REBOA in trauma and the risk of venous thromboembolic complications: A matched-cohort study. Am J Surg 2022; 225:1091-1095. [DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.11.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Patterson JT, Wier J, Gary JL. Preperitoneal Pelvic Packing for Hypotension Has a Greater Risk of Venous Thromboembolism Than Angioembolization: Management of Refractory Hypotension in Closed Pelvic Ring Injury. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2022; 104:1821-1829. [PMID: 35939780 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.22.00252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with traumatic pelvic ring injury may present with hypotension secondary to hemorrhage. Preperitoneal pelvic packing (PPP) and angioembolization (AE) are alternative interventions for management of hypotension associated with pelvic ring injury refractory to resuscitation and circumferential compression. We hypothesized that PPP may be independently associated with increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared with AE in patients with hypotension and pelvic ring injury. METHODS Adult patients with pelvic ring injury and hypotension managed with PPP or AE were retrospectively identified in the Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) database from 2015 to 2019. Patients were matched on a propensity score for receiving PPP based on patient, injury, and treatment factors. The primary outcome was the risk of VTE after matching on the propensity score for treatment. The secondary outcomes included inpatient clinically important deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, respiratory failure, mortality, unplanned reoperation, sepsis, surgical site infection, hospital length of stay, and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay. RESULTS In this study, 502 patients treated with PPP and 2,439 patients treated with AE met inclusion criteria. After propensity score matching on age, smoking status, Injury Severity Score, Tile B or C pelvic ring injury, bilateral femoral fracture, serious head injury, units of plasma and platelets given within 4 hours of admission, laparotomy, and level-I trauma center facility designation, 183 patients treated with PPP and 183 patients treated with AE remained. PPP, compared with AE, was associated with a 9.8% greater absolute risk of VTE, 6.5% greater risk of clinically important deep vein thrombosis, and 4.9% greater risk of respiratory failure after propensity score matching. CONCLUSIONS PPP for the management of hypotension associated with pelvic ring injury is associated with higher rates of inpatient VTE events and sequelae compared with AE. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognostic Level III . See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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- Joseph T Patterson
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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Furugori S, Abe T, Funabiki T, Sekikawa Z, Takeuchi I. Arterial embolization for trauma patients with pelvic fractures in emergency settings: A nationwide matched cohort study in Japan. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2022; 64:234-242. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2022.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Evaluation of arterial embolization for trauma patients with pelvic fracture– new insights from the land of the rising sun. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2022; 64:243. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2022.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Granieri S, Frassini S, Cimbanassi S, Bonomi A, Paleino S, Lomaglio L, Chierici A, Bruno F, Biondi R, Di Saverio S, Khan M, Cotsoglou C. Impact of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in traumatic abdominal and pelvic exsanguination: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2022; 48:3561-3574. [DOI: 10.1007/s00068-022-01955-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Jang JY, Bae KS, Chang SW, Jung K, Kim DH, Kang BH. Current management and clinical outcomes for patients with haemorrhagic shock due to pelvic fracture in Korean regional trauma centres: A multi-institutional trial. Injury 2022; 53:488-495. [PMID: 34916034 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2021.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current management and clinical outcomes in patients with hemodynamic instability due to pelvic fracture in three regional trauma centres in Korea. PATIENTS AND METHODS Three regional trauma centres participated in this study, and 157 patients who were admitted between January 2015 and December 2018 were enroled. Clinical data were collected prospectively as part of the Korean trauma data bank and were analysed retrospectively. RESULTS The mean age was 59.3 years, and 107 of 157 (68.2%) were male patients. The most common cause of injury was auto-pedestrian accidents, followed by falls and motor vehicle crashes. The mean admission systolic blood pressure and serum lactate level were 86.7 mmHg and 6.68 mmol/L, respectively. Twenty-four patients (15.3%) had a cardiac arrest in the emergency department (ED). The mean injury severity score was 39.1, and the mean probability of survival (Trauma and Injury Severity Score) was 48.7%. Sixty-six patients (42%) underwent pelvic angiography; 89 (56.7%), preperitoneal pelvic packing (PPP); 27 (17.2%), resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA); 20 (12.7%), pelvic external fixation (PEF); and 13 patients (8.3%), internal iliac artery ligation (IIAL). Seventy-three patients (46.5%) died, including 40 (25.5%) who died from acute haemorrhage. With each year, the rates of REBOA and pelvic binder use continued to increase (p<0.001 and p = 0.005, respectively), but the number of PEF cases significantly decreased (p = 0.006). Age, initial lactate, low revised trauma score (RTS), combined abdominal injury, REBOA, and 4-hour requirement of packed red blood cells were independent risk factors associated with mortality, whereas during the period of 2017 and 2018, there were protective factors. The risk factors of mortality due to haemorrhage were cardiac arrest in the ED, RTS, combined chest and abdominal injuries, and IIAL. CONCLUSIONS Since the establishment of regional trauma centres, the clinical outcomes of patients with hemodynamic instability due to pelvic fracture have significantly improved. As a haemostatic procedure for these patients, PEF has been used less frequently, while pelvic binder and REBOA showed significant increase in their use.
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- Ji Young Jang
- Department of Surgery, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Regional trauma center, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Regional trauma center, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Regional trauma center, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Regional trauma center, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
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- Regional trauma center, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
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Renzulli M, Ierardi AM, Brandi N, Battisti S, Giampalma E, Marasco G, Spinelli D, Principi T, Catena F, Khan M, Di Saverio S, Carrafiello G, Golfieri R. Proposal of standardization of every step of angiographic procedure in bleeding patients from pelvic trauma. Eur J Med Res 2021; 26:123. [PMID: 34649598 PMCID: PMC8518287 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-021-00594-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Trauma accounts for a third of the deaths in Western countries, exceeded only by cardiovascular disease and cancer. The high risk of massive bleeding, which depends not only on the type of fractures, but also on the severity of any associated parenchymal injuries, makes pelvic fractures one of the most life-threatening skeletal injuries, with a high mortality rate. Therefore, pelvic trauma represents an important condition to correctly and early recognize, manage, and treat. For this reason, a multidisciplinary approach involving trauma surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, emergency room physicians and interventional radiologists is needed to promptly manage the resuscitation of pelvic trauma patients and ensure the best outcomes, both in terms of time and costs. Over the years, the role of interventional radiology in the management of patient bleeding due to pelvic trauma has been increasing. However, the current guidelines on the management of these patients do not adequately reflect or address the varied nature of injuries faced by the interventional radiologist. In fact, in the therapeutic algorithm of these patients, after the word “ANGIO”, there are no reports on the different possibilities that an interventional radiologist has to face during the procedure. Furthermore, variations exist in the techniques and materials for performing angioembolization in bleeding patients with pelvic trauma. Due to these differences, the outcomes differ among different published series. This article has the aim to review the recent literature on optimal imaging assessment and management of pelvic trauma, defining the role of the interventional radiologist within the multidisciplinary team, suggesting the introduction of common and unequivocal terminology in every step of the angiographic procedure. Moreover, according to these suggestions, the present paper tries to expand the previously drafted algorithm exploring the role of the interventional radiologist in pelvic trauma, especially given the multidisciplinary setting.
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- Matteo Renzulli
- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy. .,Radiology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialized Medicine, Sant'Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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- Radiology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy.,Radiology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialized Medicine, Sant'Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italia
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- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy.,Radiology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialized Medicine, Sant'Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit and Anesthesia, Emergency Department, ASUR MARCHE AV5, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Digestive Diseases Department, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton, UK.,Royal College of Surgeons of England, DSTS Faculty, London, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Insubria, University Hospital of Varese, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Regione Lombardia, Italy
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- Radiology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy.,Radiology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialized Medicine, Sant'Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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DuBose JJ, Burlew CC, Joseph B, Keville M, Harfouche M, Morrison J, Fox CJ, Mooney J, O'Toole R, Slobogean G, Marchand LS, Demetriades D, Werner NL, Benjamin E, Costantini T. Pelvic fracture-related hypotension: A review of contemporary adjuncts for hemorrhage control. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2021; 91:e93-e103. [PMID: 34238857 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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ABSTRACT Major pelvic hemorrhage remains a considerable challenge of modern trauma care associated with mortality in over a third of patients. Efforts to improve outcomes demand continued research into the optimal employment of both traditional and newer hemostatic adjuncts across the full spectrum of emergent care environments. The purpose of this review is to provide a concise description of the rationale for and effective use of currently available adjuncts for the control of pelvic hemorrhage. In addition, the challenges of defining the optimal order and algorithm for employment of these adjuncts will be outlined. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Review, level IV.
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- Joseph J DuBose
- From the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center (J.J.D., M.K., M.H., J.M., C.J.F., R.O., G.S.), University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Surgery (C.C.B., N.L.W.), Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado; Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery (B.J.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; Baylor University Medical Center (J.M.), Dallas, Texas; Department of Orthopedic Surgery (L.S.M.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care (D.D., E.B.), LAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; Trauma/Surgical Critical Care (T.C.), Grady Memorial Hospital/Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; and Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery (T.C.), University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California
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Tran S, Wilks M, Dawson J. Endovascular management of haemorrhage in pelvic trauma. SURGERY IN PRACTICE AND SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sipas.2021.100039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Power A, Parekh A, Scallan O, Smith S, Novick T, Parry N, Moore L. Size matters: first-in-human study of a novel 4 French REBOA device. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2021; 6:e000617. [PMID: 33490605 PMCID: PMC7798668 DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is an emerging technique used for non-compressible torso hemorrhage. However, its current use continues to be limited and there is a need for a simple, fast, and low profile REBOA device. Our objective was to evaluate the feasibility of a novel 4 French REBOA device called the COBRA-OS (Control of Bleeding, Resuscitation, Arterial Occlusion System). Methods This study is the first-in-human feasibility trial of the COBRA-OS. Due to the difficulty of trialing the device in the trauma setting, we performed a feasibility study using organ donors (due to the potential usefulness of the COBRA-OS for normothermic regional perfusion) after neurological determination of death (NDD) prior to organ retrieval. Bilateral 4 French introducer sheaths were placed in both femoral arteries and the COBRA-OS was advanced up the right side and deployed in the thoracic aorta (Zone 1). Once aortic occlusion was confirmed via the left-sided arterial line, the device was deflated, moved to the infrarenal aorta (Zone 3), and redeployed. Results A total of 7 NDD organ donors were entered into the study, 71% men, with a mean age 46.6 years (range 26 to 64). The COBRA-OS was able to occlude the aorta in Zones 1 and 3 in all patients. The mean time of placing a 4 French sheath was 47.7 seconds (n=13, range 28 to 66 seconds). The mean time from skin to Zone 1 aortic occlusion was 70.1 seconds (range 58 to 105 seconds); mean balloon volumes were 15 mL for Zone 1 (range 13 to 20 mL) and 9 mL for Zone 3 (range 6 to 15 mL); there were no complications and visual inspection of the aorta in all patients revealed no injury. Discussion The COBRA-OS is a novel 4 French REBOA device that has demonstrated fast and safe aortic occlusion in this first-in-human feasibility study. Level of evidence Level V, therapeutic.
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- Adam Power
- Surgery, Western University, London, Canada
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- Surgery, Western University, London, Canada
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- Surgery, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA
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Emergency Management of Pelvic Bleeding. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10010129. [PMID: 33401504 PMCID: PMC7795542 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10010129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Pelvic trauma continues to have a high mortality rate despite damage control techniques for bleeding control. The aim of our study was to evaluate how Extra-peritoneal Pelvic Packing (EPP) and Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) impact the efficacy on mortality and hemodynamic impact. We retrospectively evaluated patients who sustained blunt trauma, pelvic fracture and hemodynamic instability from 2002 to 2018. We excluded a concomitant severe brain injury, resuscitative thoracotomy, penetrating trauma and age below 14 years old. The study population was divided in EPP and REBOA Zone III group. Propensity score matching was used to adjust baseline differences and then a one-to-one matched analysis was performed. We selected 83 patients, 10 for group: survival rate was higher in EPP group, but not significantly in each outcome we analyzed (24 h, 7 day, overall). EPP had a significant increase in main arterial pressure after procedure (+20.13 mmHg, p < 0.001), but this was not as great as the improvement seen in the REBOA group (+45.10 mmHg, p < 0.001). EPP and REBOA are effective and improve hemodynamic status: both are reasonable first steps in a multidisciplinary management. Zone I REBOA may be useful in patients ‘in extremis condition’ with multiple sites of torso hemorrhage, particularly those in extremis.
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Benders KEM, Leenen LPH. Management of Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Ring Fractures. Front Surg 2020; 7:601321. [PMID: 33425982 PMCID: PMC7793992 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2020.601321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures are challenging high-energy traumas. In many cases, these severely injured patients have additional traumatic injuries that also require a trauma surgeon's attention. However, these patients are often in extremis and require a multidisciplinary approach that needs to be set up in minutes. This calls for an evidence-based treatment algorithm. We think that the treatment of hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures should primarily involve thorough resuscitation, mechanical stabilization, and preperitoneal pelvic packing. Angioembolization should be considered in patients that remain hemodynamically unstable. However, it should be used as an adjunct, rather than a primary means to achieve hemodynamic stability as most of the exsanguinating bleeding sources in pelvic trauma are of venous origin. Time is of the essence in these patients and should therefore be used appropriately. Hence, the hemodynamic status and physiology should be the driving force behind each decision-making step within the algorithm.
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- Kim E M Benders
- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Asmar S, Bible L, Chehab M, Tang A, Khurrum M, Douglas M, Castanon L, Kulvatunyou N, Joseph B. Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta vs Pre-Peritoneal Packing in Patients with Pelvic Fracture. J Am Coll Surg 2020; 232:17-26.e2. [PMID: 33022396 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.08.763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pelvic hemorrhage is potentially lethal despite homeostatic interventions such as pre-peritoneal packing (PP), resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA), surgery, and/or angioembolization. REBOA may be used as an alternative/adjunct to PP for temporizing bleeding in patients with pelvic fractures. Our study aimed to compare the outcomes of REBOA and/or PP, as temporizing measures, in blunt pelvic fracture patients. We hypothesized that REBOA is associated with worsened outcomes. STUDY DESIGN We performed a 2017 review of the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program (ACS-TQIP) and identified trauma patients with blunt pelvic fractures who underwent REBOA placement and/or PP before laparotomy and/or angioembolization. Propensity score matching was performed, adjusting for demographics, vitals, mechanism of injury, ISS, each body region-AIS, and pelvic fracture type. Outcomes were complication rates and mortality. RESULTS A total of 156 patients (PP: 52; REBOA: 52; REBOA+PP: 52) were matched and included. Mean age was 43 ± 18 years, Injury Severity Score (ISS) was 28 (range 17-32), and 74% were males. Overall mortality was 42%. The 24-hour mortality (25% vs 14% vs 35%; p = 0.042), in-hospital mortality (44% vs 29% vs 54%; p = 0.034), and 4-hour pRBC units transfused (15 [9-23] vs 10 [4-19] vs 16 [9-27]; p = 0.017) were lower in the REBOA group. The REBOA group had faster times to both laparotomy (p = 0.040) and/or angioembolization (p = 0.012). There was no difference between the groups in acute kidney injury, lower limb amputations, or hospital and ICU length of stay among survivors. CONCLUSIONS REBOA is a less invasive procedure compared with PP and is associated with improved outcomes. Further clinical trials are needed to define the optimal patient who will benefit from REBOA.
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- Samer Asmar
- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
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Response to "Pre-peritoneal pelvic packing for early hemorrhage control reduces mortality compared to resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in severe blunt pelvic trauma patients: A nationwide analysis". Injury 2020; 51:2349-2350. [PMID: 32792158 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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