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Wallner B, Schenk B, Paal P, Falk M, Strapazzon G, Martini WZ, Brugger H, Fries D. Hypothermia Induced Impairment of Platelets: Assessment With Multiplate vs. ROTEM—An In Vitro Study. Front Physiol 2022; 13:852182. [PMID: 35422712 PMCID: PMC9002345 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.852182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction: This experimental in vitro study aimed to identify and characterize hypothermia-associated coagulopathy and to compare changes in mild to severe hypothermia with the quantitative measurement of rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) and multiple-electrode aggregometry (MULTIPLATE). Methods: Whole blood samples from 18 healthy volunteers were analyzed at the target temperatures of 37, 32, 24, 18, and 13.7°C with ROTEM (ExTEM, InTEM and FibTEM) and MULTIPLATE using the arachidonic acid 0.5 mM (ASPI), thrombin receptor-activating peptide-6 32 µM (TRAP) and adenosine diphosphate 6.4 µM (ADP) tests at the corresponding incubating temperatures for coagulation assessment. Results: Compared to baseline (37°C) values ROTEM measurements of clotting time (CT) was prolonged by 98% (at 18°C), clot formation time (CFT) was prolonged by 205% and the alpha angle dropped to 76% at 13.7°C (p < 0.001). At 24.0°C CT was prolonged by 56% and CFT by 53%. Maximum clot firmness was only slightly reduced by ≤2% at 13.7°C. Platelet function measured by MULTIPLATE was reduced with decreasing temperature (p < 0.001): AUC at 13.7°C −96% (ADP), −92% (ASPI) and −91% (TRAP). Conclusion: Hypothermia impairs coagulation by prolonging coagulation clotting time and by decreasing the velocity of clot formation in ROTEM measurements. MULTIPLATE testing confirms a linear decrease in platelet function with decreasing temperatures, but ROTEM fails to adequately detect hypothermia induced impairment of platelets.
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- Bernd Wallner
- Department of Anaesthesiology and General Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
- Department of General and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
- *Correspondence: Bernd Wallner,
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, St. John of God Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
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- US Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX, United States
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
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- Department of General and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Nurse's knowledge, practice and associated factors towards hypothermia prevention among trauma patients Visiting Woldiya and Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, North East Ethiopia, 2022. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICA NURSING SCIENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijans.2022.100472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Winkelmann M, Clausen JD, Graeff P, Schröter C, Zeckey C, Weber-Spickschen S, Mommsen P. Impact of Accidental Hypothermia on Pulmonary Complications in Multiply Injured Patients With Blunt Chest Trauma - A Matched-pair Analysis. In Vivo 2019; 33:1539-1545. [PMID: 31471402 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.11634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Blunt chest trauma is one of the major injuries in multiply injured patients and is associated with an increased risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Accidental hypothermia is a common accompaniment of multiply injured patients. The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of accidental hypothermia on pulmonary complications in multiply injured patients with blunt chest trauma. PATIENTS AND METHODS Multiply injured patients [injury severity score (ISS) ≥16] with severe blunt chest trauma [abbreviated injury scale of the chest (AISchest) ≥3] were analyzed. Hypothermia was defined as body core temperature <35°C. The primary endpoint was the development of ARDS and VAP. Propensity score matching was performed. RESULTS Data were analyzed for 238 patients, with a median ISS of 26 (interquartile range=12). A total of 67 patients (28%) were hypothermic on admission. Hypothermic patients were injured more severely (median ISS 34 vs. 24, p<0.001) and had a higher transfusion requirement (p<0.001). Their mortality rate was consequently increased (10% vs. 1%, p=0.002); After propensity score matching, the mortality rate was still higher (10% vs. 2%, p=0.046). However, hypothermia was not an independent predictor of mortality. Hypothermic patients had to be ventilated longer (p=0.02). However, there were no differences in occurrence of ARDS and VAP. Hypothermia was not identified as an independent predictor of ARDS and VAP. CONCLUSION Among multiply injured patients with severe blunt chest trauma, accidental hypothermia is not an independent predictor of ARDS and VAP and is more likely to be an accompaniment of injury severity and hemorrhage.
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- Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Trauma Department, Wolfsburg Hospital, Wolfsburg, Germany
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- Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Department of General, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Stroop R, Schöne C, Grau T. Incidence and strategies for preventing sustained hypothermia of crash victims during prolonged vehicle extrication. Injury 2019; 50:308-317. [PMID: 30409730 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2018] [Revised: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Vehicle extrication of crash victims is a highly-demanding challenge, due to the frequently life-threatening injuries of entrapped occupants. In this phase, crash victims are often exposed to the outdoor-temperature, with the risk of sustained hypothermia. Hypothermia can significantly raise the morbidity and mortality rates of crash victims. Therefore, we have correlated the incidence of severe car accidents with entrapped patients, the outdoor conditions, and expenditure of time for extrication. Furthermore, different warming strategies have been evaluated regarding their integrability within the rescue procedure. METHODS To estimate the incidence of severe car accidents with entrapped patients, we performed retrospective data mining for the cold season of a three-year period in a rural district in Germany. We evaluated the integrability of a chemical heated blanket, its combined application with a forced-air warmer, or with an infrared radiator for patient warming. Therefore, we analysed the time tracking of extrication reference points during extrication exercises undertaken by the rescue services, simulating a severe vehicle accident and evaluated questionnaires administered to rescue personnel and subjects. Furthermore, we monitored subjects' physiologic parameters to estimate the warming effect. RESULTS Incidence analysis resulted in extrication times of up to 80 min, representing two severely-entrapped patients per month in the cold seasons, corresponding to about four entrapments per 100.000 inhabitants every year. Of the different warming strategies analysed, the chemical blanket and the combination infrared radiator/chemical blanket were favoured regarding the items 'operator convenience', 'weight/size/handling', 'stability in positioning', 'time needed for installation', 'manpower requirement', 'hindrance during extrication operation', 'versality during extrication process', and 'robustness' by the rescue personnel; the forced-air warmer and the infrared radiator were preferred with regard to 'warming effect', the forced-air warmer and the chemical blanket was advantageous with regard to 'physical protection'. CONCLUSIONS Vehicle extrication procedures are time consuming, a relevant finding that provides a rationale for discussing and optimising the rescue procedure to prevent sustained hypothermia. We determined that combined application of an infrared radiator and a chemical blanket is advantageous in terms of integration into the rescue process. However, a more detailed investigation, focussing on warming efficacy, must be performed.
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- R Stroop
- University Witten-Herdecke, Faculty of Medicine, Witten, Germany; Emergency-Department, Academic Hospital, Barbara-Hospital, Hamm, Germany.
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- TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH, Filderstadt, Germany; Voluntary Fire Brigade, Gütersloh, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Pain Medicine, Klinikum Gütersloh gGmbH, Academic Hospital, Gütersloh, Germany
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Vincent-Lambert C, Smith CM, Goldstein LN. Hypothermia in trauma patients arriving at an emergency department by ambulance in Johannesburg, South Africa: a prospective study. Pan Afr Med J 2018; 31:136. [PMID: 31037196 PMCID: PMC6462367 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2018.31.136.13615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Introduction Normal body temperature is considered to be between 36 and 38°C. Temperatures that are too low may negatively affect physiological functions. In trauma cases, factors that promote the development of hypothermia include concomitant hypoxia, hypotension, decreased levels of consciousness, contact with cold surfaces, exposure to low ambient temperatures and the administration of cold fluids. Studies on emergency department related hypothermia in Africa are sparse. This study investigated instances of hypothermia in a sample of trauma cases arriving by ambulance to an emergency department in Johannesburg, South Africa. Methods Core body temperatures of 140 trauma cases were measured upon arrival and 30 minutes later. Ambient temperatures outside the hospital, inside the ED and in the resuscitation areas were also recorded. Additional information was gathered describing the equipment available to the ambulance crews for temperature, control and rewarming. Results Seventy-two (51%) of the cases were found to have core body temperatures less than 36°C upon arrival. Twenty-nine (21%) the cases were considered clinically hypothermic (core temperatures of less than <35°C). After 30 minutes, 79 (56%) of the participants had core body temperatures of less than 36°C and 39 (28%) remained lower than 35°C. Patients were not warming up in the ED as expected. Rather, some had become colder. The study also found that the ambient temperature in the triage area fluctuated and was recorded as less than the recommended 21°C in 95 (68%) of the cases. In addition, the majority of ambulances that transported these cases lacked appropriate equipment on board to properly facilitate temperature control and rewarming. Conclusion Fifty-one percent of the trauma cases arriving by ambulance had core temperature <36°C. Many became even colder in the ED. Attention needs to be given to the early identification of hypothermia, the regulation of ambient temperatures inside the ED including the provision of appropriate heating and rewarming devices on ambulances.
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- Craig Vincent-Lambert
- Department of Emergency Medical Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Emergency Medical Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Emergency Medical Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
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Accidental hypothermia as an independent risk factor of poor neurological outcome in older multiply injured patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a matched pair analysis. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2018; 45:255-261. [DOI: 10.1007/s00068-017-0897-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Nel MJ, Hardcastle TC. Preventative measures taken against hypothermia in selected Durban hospitals' emergency centres and operating theatres. Afr J Emerg Med 2017; 7:172-176. [PMID: 30456134 PMCID: PMC6234136 DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2017.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Revised: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Introduction Hypothermia is common in emergency general surgical patients. It is known to be associated with major complications in multiple organ systems. It is also easily preventable with the use of safe and cost-effective equipment. However, by observation, it appears that this equipment is used too infrequently thus resulting in unnecessary harm to patients. Methods This descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted in two arms to evaluate both emergency centres and operating theatres in the major state hospitals in Durban. It was conducted as an audit as well as a questionnaire-based study, to ascertain the availability of equipment used to prevent hypothermia and also how appropriately the equipment was being used. Results There was good availability of equipment in both the operating theatres and the emergency centres. However it was being used very poorly, particularly in emergency centres (41% of responses deemed not beneficial to patients versus 29% from operating theatres; 39% of answers beneficial versus 54% from operating theatres). Institutions with hypothermia-prevention protocols scored significantly better than those without a protocol (59% versus 25% beneficial; p = 0.01). Conclusion In the field of hypothermia prevention, there was sufficient equipment to result in optimal patient care. However there appears to be a lack of knowledge amongst health care providers, resulting in suboptimal use of this equipment. Protocolised management may provide a solution to this problem and improve patient outcomes.
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Jensen KO, Held L, Kraus A, Hildebrand F, Mommsen P, Mica L, Wanner GA, Steiger P, Moos RM, Simmen HP, Sprengel K. The impact of mild induced hypothermia on the rate of transfusion and the mortality in severely injured patients: a retrospective multi-centre study. Eur J Med Res 2016; 21:37. [PMID: 27716419 PMCID: PMC5052900 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-016-0233-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although under discussion, induced hypothermia (IH) is an established therapy for patients with cardiac arrest or traumatic brain injuries. The influences on coagulopathy and bleeding tendency in severely injured patients (SIP) with concomitant traumatic brain injury are most widely unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to quantify the effect of mild IH in SIP with concomitant severe traumatic brain injuries on transfusion rate and mortality. METHODS In this retrospective multi-centre study, SIP from three European level-1 trauma centres with an ISS ≥16 between 2009 and 2011 were included. At hospital A, patients qualified for IH with age ≤70 years and a severe head injury with an abbreviated injury scale (AISHead) of ≥3. IH was defined as target core body temperature of 35 °C. Hypothermic patients were matched with two patients, one from hospital B and one from hospital C using age and AISHead. The effect of IH on the transfusion rate, complications and mortality was quantified with 95 % confidence intervals (CI). Patients not treated with IH in hospital A and those from hospital B and C, who were not matched, were used to adjust the CI for the effect of inter-hospital therapy protocol differences. RESULTS Mean age of patients in the IH-group (n = 43) was 35.7 years, mean ISS 30 points and sex distribution showed 83.7 % male. Mean age of matched patients in the normotherm-group (n = 86) was 36.7 years, mean ISS 33 points and there were 75.6 % males. For the hypothermic patients, we pointed out an estimate of mean difference for the number of transfused units of packed red blood cells as well as for mortality which does not indicate a decrease in the benefit gained by hypothermia. It is suggested that hypothermic patients tend to a higher rate of lung failure and thromboembolisms. CONCLUSION Though tending to an increased rate of complications, there is no evidence for a difference in both; rate of transfusion and mortality in SIP. Mild IH as an option for severe head injuries seems as well-being practicable in the presence of multiple severe injuries. Further, clinical studies regarding the side effects are necessary.
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- Kai Oliver Jensen
- Division of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Biostatistics, Institute for Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biostatistics, Institute for Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopedic Trauma, University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Division of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Surgical Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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The Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Systems in Severe Accidental Hypothermia After Drowning. ASAIO J 2016; 62:157-62. [DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000000312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Giannoudi M, Harwood P. Damage control resuscitation: lessons learned. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2016; 42:273-82. [PMID: 26847110 PMCID: PMC4886149 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-015-0628-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/25/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Damage control resuscitation describes an approach to the early care of very seriously injured patients. The aim is to keep the patient alive whilst avoiding interventions and situations that risk worsening their situation by driving the lethal triad of hypothermia, coagulopathy and acidosis or excessively stimulating the immune-inflammatory system. It is critical that the concepts and practicalities of this approach are understood by all those involved in the early management of trauma patients. This review aims to summarise this and discusses current knowledge on the subject. INTERVENTIONS Damage control resuscitation forms part of an overall approach to patient care rather than a specific intervention and has evolved from damage control surgery. It is characterised by early blood product administration, haemorrhage arrest and restoration of blood volume aiming to rapidly restore physiologic stability. The infusion of large volumes of crystalloid is no longer appropriate, instead the aim is to replace lost blood and avoid dilution and coagulopathy. In specific situations, permissive hypotension may also be of benefit, particularly in patients with severe haemorrhage from an arterial source. As rapid arrest of haemorrhage is so important, team-based protocols that deliver patients rapidly but safely, via CT scan where appropriate, to operating theatres or interventional radiology suites form a critical part of this process. CONCLUSIONS Given that interventions are so time dependent in the severely injured, it is likely that by further improving trauma systems and protocols, improvements in outcome can still be made. Further research work in this area will allow us to target these approaches more accurately to those patients who can benefit most.
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- M Giannoudi
- Leeds General Infirmary, Clarendon Wing, Level A, Great George Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, UK
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- Leeds General Infirmary, Clarendon Wing, Level A, Great George Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, UK.
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Wang HS, Han JS. Research progress on combat trauma treatment in cold regions. Mil Med Res 2014; 1:8. [PMID: 25722866 PMCID: PMC4340833 DOI: 10.1186/2054-9369-1-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Cold regions are a special combat environment in which low temperatures have a great impact on human metabolism and other vital functions, including the nervous, motion, cardiovascular, circulatory, respiratory, and urinary systems; consequently, low temperatures often aggravate existing trauma, leading to high mortality rates if rapid and appropriate treatment is not provided. Hypothermia is an independent risk factor of fatality following combat trauma; therefore, proactive preventative measures are needed to reduce the rate of mortality. After summarizing the basic research on battlefield environments and progress in the prevention and treatment of trauma, this article concludes that current treatment and prevention measures for combat trauma in cold regions are inadequate. Future molecular biology studies are needed to elucidate the mechanisms and relevant cell factors underlying bodily injury caused by cold environment, a research goal will also allow further exploration of corresponding treatments.
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- Hui-Shan Wang
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command, Shenyang, 110016 China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command, Shenyang, 110016 China
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A major weakness in the emergency medical response to multiple casualty events continues to be the resuscitation component, which should consist of the systematic application of basic, advanced, and prolonged life support and definitive care within 24 hours. There have been major advances in emergency medical care over the last decade, including the feasibility of point-of-care ultrasound to aid in rapid assessment of injuries in the field, damage control resuscitation, and resuscitative surgery protocols, delivered by small trauma/resuscitation teams equipped with regional anesthesia capability for rapid deployment. Widespread adoption of these best practices may improve the delivery of resuscitative care in future multiple casualty events.
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The impact of nontherapeutic hypothermia on outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 71:1627-31. [PMID: 21537207 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182159e31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), the effect of controlled, therapeutic hypothermia on outcomes has been studied extensively. What is not well understood, however, and the purpose of this study, was to examine the impact of noninduced, nontherapeutic hypothermia on outcomes in these patients. METHODS A retrospective review of the institutional trauma registry at the Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center was performed to identify all trauma patients admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) with isolated severe TBI from January 2000 to December 2008. Patients were classified as hypothermic (core temperature [Tc] ≤35°C) or normothermic (Tc >35°C) based on their first Tc recorded on SICU admission. The primary outcome measure was in-hospital mortality, and secondary outcomes included SICU and hospital length of stay. RESULTS During the study period, 1,403 patients sustaining an isolated severe TBI were admitted to the SICU. After excluding 122 patients with missing temperature data, 1,281 patients were analyzed. Hypothermia (Tc ≤35°C) on SICU admission was identified in 10.9% (n = 140) of the study population, with the remaining 89.1% (n = 1,141) being normothermic (Tc >35°C). After adjusting for differences in baseline characteristics between the two groups, patients who were hypothermic on SICU admission were found to be significantly less likely to survive (odds ratio, 2.9; 95% confidence interval, 1.3, 6.7; p < 0.013). A penetrating mechanism of injury, Injury Severity Score ≥25, and undergoing an exploratory laparotomy before admission were found to be independent risk factors for the development of hypothermia on SICU admission. CONCLUSION For patients who have sustained isolated severe TBI, the presence of noninduced, nontherapeutic hypothermia on SICU admission is associated with a significant increase in mortality. The impact of preventative measures used to avoid the development of hypothermia and the effectiveness of measures for restoring normothermia warrant further investigation.
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Hanke AA, Dellweg C, Schöchl H, Weber CF, Jüttner B, Johanning K, Görlinger K, Rahe-Meyer N, Kienbaum P. Potential of whole blood coagulation reconstitution by desmopressin and fibrinogen under conditions of hypothermia and acidosis – anin vitrostudy using rotation thrombelastometry. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 2011; 71:292-8. [DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2011.561870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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