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Becker L, Dudda M, Schreyer C. [Complications after conservative vs. operative treatment of severe thoracic trauma]. UNFALLCHIRURGIE (HEIDELBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 127:204-210. [PMID: 38285188 DOI: 10.1007/s00113-024-01411-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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BACKGROUND Thoracic trauma is a frequent injury in the routine treatment of injured patients. Due to the increasing demographic changes a further increase is to be expected, especially after low-energy trauma. OBJECTIVE Expected complications after conservative vs. operative treatment of various injury patterns of thoracic trauma. MATERIAL AND METHODS Evaluation of a selective literature search regarding possible complications after thoracic trauma and formulation of instructions for action as expert recommendations. CONCLUSION Both conservative and operative treatment of thoracic trauma have their specific complications, which have to be known to the treating physician. Lung contusions are often underestimated in the initial radiological diagnostics but often lead to relevant problems during the further course of treatment. After conservative treatment of rib fractures persistent pain, functional limitations or even relevant deformities due to secondary dislocation, can remain. There is a significant risk of overlooking or underestimating relevant injuries during the initial diagnostics which then leads to secondary complications. By far the most frequent risk of surgical treatment is an incorrect positioning of chest tubes. Overall, postoperative infections after chest trauma are relatively rare.
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- Lars Becker
- Klinik für Unfall‑, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147, Essen, Deutschland.
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- Klinik für Unfall‑, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147, Essen, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie, Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz, Koblenz, Deutschland
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Heo S, Kim JH, Jung Y, Lee K, Lee S, Yi E. Clinical Experience of Surgical Treatment for Penetrating Pulmonary Gunshot Wound of a Civilian in Korea: A Case Report. J Chest Surg 2024; 57:87-91. [PMID: 37574883 DOI: 10.5090/jcs.23.061] [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: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Gunshot-induced chest trauma is exceedingly rare among civilians in South Korea due to strong firearm control policies. In contrast to military reports emphasizing the use of emergent open thoracotomy to increase chances of survival, most penetrating non-cardiac injuries in civilian settings are managed conservatively, such as through chest tube insertion, as they typically result from lower-energy bullets. However, early surgical intervention for penetrating gunshot wounds can help reduce delayed fatalities caused by septic complications from pneumonia or empyema. The advent of minimally invasive thoracic surgery has provided cost-effective and relatively non-invasive treatment options, aided in the prevention of potential complications from undrained hematomas, and facilitated functional recovery and reintegration into society. We successfully treated a patient with a penetrating gunshot wound to the chest using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
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- Seonyeong Heo
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Ramzee AF, Bakhsh Z, Peralta R, Rizoli S, El-Menyar A, Al-Thani H, Chughtai T. Traumatic lung laceration secondary to avulsed lung adhesion - A case report. Trauma Case Rep 2023; 46:100862. [PMID: 37347010 PMCID: PMC10279908 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcr.2023.100862] [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] [Accepted: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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Background Pulmonary lacerations caused by an avulsion force on an adhesion between the lung and chest wall following blunt thoracic injury are very rare. They may result in pneumothorax and/or hemothorax and may not be immediately apparent clinically or radiologically. Case presentation We present the case of a healthy 34-year-old male who sustained blunt thoracic injury. He was clinically stable, and his initial routine images were unremarkable. The patient was discharged home on the same day. He presented a week later with a massive hemothorax requiring surgical intervention which revealed bleeding from an avulsed adhesion between the lung and chest wall. Bleeding was successfully controlled by hemostatic agent, and the patient had an uneventful recovery. Conclusion Hemothorax requiring intervention from an avulsed adhesion may occur following blunt thoracic trauma. Initial imaging and clinical finding may be misleading. Close follow up and adequate patient education should be ensured prior to discharge following seemingly trivial trauma.
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- Ahmed F. Ramzee
- Department of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Trauma and Vascular Surgery, Clinical Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
- Clinical medicine, Weill Cornell Medical college, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
- Department of Surgery, Qatar University, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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Schreyer C, Eckermann C, Neudecker J, Becker L, Schulz-Drost S. [VATS in Thorax Trauma]. Zentralbl Chir 2023; 148:74-84. [PMID: 36470290 DOI: 10.1055/a-1957-5511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Since the early 1990s, video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) has been increasingly established for a variety of indications in the treatment of patients with thoracic trauma. During this time, one premise for the use of thoracoscopy has not changed. Its use is consistently recommended only for trauma patients with stable circulation and respiration. To define the indications of VATS for use in thoracic trauma, the Pulmonary Injury Group - as part of the Working Committee for Thoracic Trauma of the German Society for Thoracic Surgery (DGT) and the German Society for Trauma Surgery (DGU) - has developed treatment recommendations based on a current literature review (based on the PRISMA Checklist/here: MEDLINE via PubMed from 1993 to 2022). In the present study, after reviewing the available literature, the indications for VATS in the care of thoracic trauma were identified, in order to formulate clinical recommendations for the use of VATS in thoracic trauma. The analysis of 1679 references identified a total of 4 randomised controlled trials (RCTs), 4 clinical trials, and 5 meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 39 reviews, which do not allow a higher level of recommendation than consensual recommendations, due to the low evidence of the available literature. Over the past 30 years, stabilisation options in the care of trauma patients have improved significantly, allowing expansion of indications for the use of VATS. Moreover, the recommendation for more than 50 years to thoracotomise trauma patients in case of an initial blood loss ≥ 1500 ml via the inserted chest drainage or in case of continuous blood loss ≥ 250 ml/h over 4 h is now only relative with today's better stabilisation measures. For unstable/non-stabilisable patients with a thoracic injury requiring emergency treatment, thoracotomy remains the method of choice, while VATS is recommended for a wide range of indications in the diagnosis and treatment of stable patients with a penetrating or blunt thoracic trauma. The indications for VATS are persistent haemothorax, treatment of injuries and haemorrhages to the lung, diaphragm, thoracic wall and other organ injuries, and in the secondary phase, treatment of thoracic sequelae of injury (empyema, persistent pulmonary fistula, infected atelectasis, etc.).
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- Christof Schreyer
- Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie, Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus, Koblenz, Deutschland
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- Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie, Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus, Koblenz, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Gefäß- und Thoraxchirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Charité Campus Mitte, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Unfallchirurgie und Traumatologie, HELIOS Kliniken Schwerin, Schwerin, Deutschland
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Lodhia JV, Eyre L, Smith M, Toth L, Troxler M, Milton RS. Management of thoracic trauma. Anaesthesia 2023; 78:225-235. [PMID: 36572548 DOI: 10.1111/anae.15934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Managing major thoracic trauma begins with identifying and anticipating injuries associated with the mechanism of injury. The key aims are to reduce early mortality and the impact of associated complications to expedite recovery and restore the patient to their pre-injury state. While imaging is imperative to identify the extent of thoracic trauma, some pathology may require immediate treatment. The majority can be managed with adequate pleural drainage, but respiratory failure and poor gas exchange may require either non-invasive or invasive ventilation. Ventilation strategies to protect from complications such as barotrauma, volutrauma and ventilator-induced lung injury are important to consider. The management of pain is vital in reducing respiratory complications. A multimodal strategy using local, regional and systemic analgesia may mitigate respiratory side effects of opioid use. With optimal pain management, physiotherapy can be fully utilised to reduce respiratory complications and enhance early recovery. Thoracic surgeons should be consulted early for consideration of surgical management of specific injuries. With a greater understanding of the mechanisms of injury and the appropriate use of available resources, favourable outcomes can be reached in this cohort of patients. Overall, a multidisciplinary and holistic approach results in the best patient outcomes.
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- J V Lodhia
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, St James University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, St James University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, St James University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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Huang JF, Ou Yang CH, Cheng CT, Hsu CP, Wen CT, Liao CH, Hsieh CH, Fu CY. Could video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery be feasible for blunt trauma patients with massive haemothorax? Injury 2023; 54:44-50. [PMID: 35999067 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The study reviewed the experience of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for the treatment of massive haemothorax (MHT). MATERIALS AND METHODS All adult patients who sustained blunt trauma with a diagnosis of traumatic haemothorax or pneumothorax (ICD9 860; ICD10 S27.0-2), injury to the heart and lungs (ICD9 861; ICD10 S26, S27.3-9), and injury to the blood vessels of the thorax (ICD9 901; ICD10 S25) were queried from the trauma registry between 2014 and 2018. Patients who had chest tube drainage amounts meeting the criteria for MHT and who underwent subsequent operations were eligible for analyses. The patients were divided into VATS or thoracotomy groups based on the surgical modalities. Descriptions and analyses of the two groups were made. RESULTS Thirty-eight patients were enroled in the study, including 8 females (21%) and 30 males. The median age was 47.0 (first quartile (Q1) 25.5 and third quartile (Q3) 59.3) years. Twenty-three patients were in the VATS group, six (26%) of whom were converted to thoracotomy. There were no obvious differences in age, sex, pulse rate, or systolic pressure on arrival to the ED or after resuscitation between the two groups. The laboratory data were worse amongst the thoracotomy group, especially the arterial blood gas analysis (ABG) results: pH 7.2 (7.1, 7.3) vs. 7.4 (7.2, 7.4); HCO3 14.6 (12.4, 18.7) vs. 19.7 (16.1, 23.9) mEq/L; base excess (BE) -12.6 (-15.8, -7.8) vs. -5.2 (-11.1, -0.9) mEq/L. The PaO2/FiO2 ratio was lower in the thoracotomy group (91.4 (68.5, 193.3) vs. 245.3 (95.7, 398.0) mmHg). The thoracotomy group had coagulopathy (INR 1.6 (1.2, 1.9) vs. 1.3 (1.1, 1.4)) and required more blood transfusions (WB and PRBC 36.0 (16.0, 48.0) vs. 12.0 (4.0, 24.0) units; FFP 20.0 (6.0, 50.0) vs. 6.0 (2.0, 20.0) unit). No factors associated with VATS conversion to thoracotomy could be identified. CONCLUSIONS VATS could be applied to selected blunt trauma patients with MHT. The major differences between the VATS and thoracotomy groups were coagulopathy, acidosis, PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 200 mmHg, or a persistent need for blood transfusion.
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- Jen-Fu Huang
- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan; Division of Thoracic Surgery, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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Laparoscopic repair and total gastrectomy for delayed traumatic diaphragmatic hernia complicated by intrathoracic gastric perforation with tension empyema: a case report. Surg Case Rep 2022; 8:117. [PMID: 35718811 PMCID: PMC9207163 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-022-01477-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Blunt traumatic diaphragmatic hernia (TDH) is a complication of blunt diaphragmatic injury. If missed, it could lead to critical presentations, such as incarceration or strangulation of the herniated intra-abdominal organs, and thus, early surgical repair is required. Methods of the operative approach against delayed TDH remain unclear. Even with the spread of the minimally invasive approach, laparotomy has been predominantly selected for cases with hemodynamic or gastrointestinal complaints. Literature on the use of laparoscopy for repair of such cases is limited, and no study has been conducted for those with intrathoracic gastric perforation. Case presentation A 55-year-old male patient with a history of multiple traumas presented with shock, followed by left hypochondrium pain and vomiting. The patient was admitted to the emergency department of our institution and diagnosed with delayed TDH complicated by intrathoracic gastric perforation, and tension empyema. Emergency surgery using laparoscopic approach was performed, despite unstable hemodynamics, considering orientation, exposure, and operativity compared with laparotomy. Repair of the diaphragm plus total gastrectomy was successfully performed by minimally invasive management. The patient made an uneventful recovery without recurrence after 8 months. Conclusion Unstable hemodynamic conditions and intrathoracic gastric perforation could not be contraindications to laparoscopic repair in treating delayed TDH.
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van Gool MH, van Roozendaal LM, Vissers YLJ, van den Broek R, van Vugt R, Meesters B, Pijnenburg AM, Hulsewé KWE, de Loos ER. VATS-assisted surgical stabilization of rib fractures in flail chest: 1-year follow-up of 105 cases. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 70:985-992. [PMID: 35657504 DOI: 10.1007/s11748-022-01830-6] [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: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Early surgical stabilization of flail chest has been shown to improve chest wall stability and diminish respiratory complications. The addition of video‑assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) can diagnose and manage intrathoracic injuries and evacuate hemothorax. This study analyzed the outcome of our 7-year experience with VATS-assisted surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) for flail chest. METHODS From January 2013 to December 2019, all trauma patients undergoing VATS-assisted SSRF for flail chest were included. Patient characteristics and complications during 1-year follow-up were reported. RESULTS VATS‑assisted SSRF for flail chest was performed in 105 patients. Median age was 65 years (range 21-92). Median injury severity score was 16 (range 9-49). Hemothorax was evacuated with VATS in 80 patients (median volume 200 ml, range 25-2500). In 3 patients entrapped lung was freed from the fracture site and in 2 patients a diaphragm rupture was repaired. Median postoperative ICU admission was 2 days (range 1-41). Thirty-two patients (30%) had a post‑operative complication during admission and six patients (6%) a complication within 1 year. In-hospital mortality rate was 1%. Six patients (6%) died after discharge, due to causes unrelated to the original injury. CONCLUSIONS Addition of VATS to SSRF for flail chest seems helpful to diagnose and manage intrathoracic injuries and adequately evacuate hemothorax. The majority of complications are low grade and occur during admission. Further prospective research needs to be conducted to identify potential risk factors for complications and better selection for addition of VATS to improve care in the future.
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- Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands.
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Early video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for non-emergent thoracic trauma remains underutilized in trauma accredited centers despite evidence of improved patient outcomes. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2022; 48:3211-3219. [PMID: 35084506 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-022-01881-7] [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: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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PURPOSE Thoracic injury is a major contributor to morbidity in trauma patients. There is limited data regarding practice patterns of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) across trauma-accredited hospitals in the United States. We hypothesized that early VATS remains underutilized affecting patient outcomes. METHOD We evaluated a cohort of patients who underwent non-urgent thoracic surgical intervention for trauma from the ACS-TQIP database in 2017 excluding patients who were discharged within 48-h or died within 72-h. We selected patients who underwent partial lung resection and decortication to assess the effect of early (day 2-5) versus late VATS. Univariate followed by multivariate regression analyses were utilized to evaluate the independent impact of timing. RESULTS Over 12 months, 997,970 patients were admitted to 850 trauma-accredited centers. Thoracic injury occurred in 23.5% of patients, 1% of whom had non-urgent thoracic procedures. A total of 406 patients underwent VATS for pulmonary decortication with/out partial resection, 39% were Early VATS (N = 159) compared to 61% late VATS (N = 247). Both groups had comparable demographics and comorbidities with exception of a higher ISS score in the late surgical group (17.9 ± 9.8 vs 14.9 ± 7.6, p < 0.01). The late VATS patients' group had higher rates of superficial site infection, unplanned intubation, and pneumonia. Early VATS was associated with shorter ICU stay and HLOS. Multivariate analysis confirmed the independent effect of surgical timing on postoperative complications and LOS. The conversion rate from VATS to thoracotomy was 1.9% in early group compared to 6.5%, p = 0.03. There was no difference in surgical pattern among participating facilities. CONCLUSION Despite established practice guidelines supporting early VATS for thoracic trauma management, there is underutilization with less than half of patients undergoing early VATS. Early VATS is associated with improved patient outcomes.
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