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Tran A, Fernando SM, Rochwerg B, Hameed MS, Dawe P, Hawes H, Haut E, Inaba K, Engels PT, Zarychanski R, Siegal DM, Carrier M. Prognostic factors associated with venous thromboembolism following traumatic injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2024; 97:471-477. [PMID: 38548736 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004326] [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: 04/11/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Trauma patients are at increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep venous thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis summarizing the association between prognostic factors and the occurrence of VTE following traumatic injury. METHODS We searched the Embase and Medline databases from inception to August 2023. We identified studies reporting confounding adjusted associations between patient, injury, or postinjury care factors and risk of VTE. We performed meta-analyses of odds ratios using the random-effects method and assessed individual study risk of bias using the Quality in Prognosis Studies tool. RESULTS We included 31 studies involving 1,981,946 patients. Studies were predominantly observational cohorts from North America. Factors with moderate or higher certainty of association with increased risk of VTE include older age, obesity, male sex, higher Injury Severity Score, pelvic injury, lower extremity injury, spinal injury, delayed VTE prophylaxis, need for surgery, and tranexamic acid use. After accounting for other important contributing prognostic variables, a delay in the delivery of appropriate pharmacologic prophylaxis for as little as 24 to 48 hours independently confers a clinically meaningful twofold increase in incidence of VTE. CONCLUSION These findings highlight the contribution of patient predisposition, the importance of injury pattern, and the impact of potentially modifiable postinjury care on risk of VTE after traumatic injury. These factors should be incorporated into a risk stratification framework to individualize VTE risk assessment and support clinical and academic efforts to reduce thromboembolic events among trauma patients. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis; Level III.
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- Alexandre Tran
- From the Division of Critical Care (A.T.), The Ottawa Hospital; Clinical Epidemiology Program (A.T., S.M.F., D.M.S., M.C.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Department of Surgery (A.T.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Department of Critical Care (S.M.F.), Lakeridge Health Corporation, Oshawa; Department of Surgery (B.R., P.T.E.) and Department of Health Research Methods (B.R.), Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton; Department of Surgery (M.S.H., P.D., H.H.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Surgery (E.H.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Medicine (K.I.) and Department of Community Health Sciences (R.Z.), University of Manitoba; Center of Health Care Innovation (R.Z.), Winnipeg, Canada; Department of Surgery (R.Z.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; and Department of Medicine (D.M.S., M.C.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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De Simone B, Chouillard E, Podda M, Pararas N, de Carvalho Duarte G, Fugazzola P, Birindelli A, Coccolini F, Polistena A, Sibilla MG, Kruger V, Fraga GP, Montori G, Russo E, Pintar T, Ansaloni L, Avenia N, Di Saverio S, Leppäniemi A, Lauretta A, Sartelli M, Puzziello A, Carcoforo P, Agnoletti V, Bissoni L, Isik A, Kluger Y, Moore EE, Romeo OM, Abu-Zidan FM, Beka SG, Weber DG, Tan ECTH, Paolillo C, Cui Y, Kim F, Picetti E, Di Carlo I, Toro A, Sganga G, Sganga F, Testini M, Di Meo G, Kirkpatrick AW, Marzi I, déAngelis N, Kelly MD, Wani I, Sakakushev B, Bala M, Bonavina L, Galante JM, Shelat VG, Cobianchi L, Mas FD, Pikoulis M, Damaskos D, Coimbra R, Dhesi J, Hoffman MR, Stahel PF, Maier RV, Litvin A, Latifi R, Biffl WL, Catena F. The 2023 WSES guidelines on the management of trauma in elderly and frail patients. World J Emerg Surg 2024; 19:18. [PMID: 38816766 PMCID: PMC11140935 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-024-00537-8] [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: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The trauma mortality rate is higher in the elderly compared with younger patients. Ageing is associated with physiological changes in multiple systems and correlated with frailty. Frailty is a risk factor for mortality in elderly trauma patients. We aim to provide evidence-based guidelines for the management of geriatric trauma patients to improve it and reduce futile procedures. METHODS Six working groups of expert acute care and trauma surgeons reviewed extensively the literature according to the topic and the PICO question assigned. Statements and recommendations were assessed according to the GRADE methodology and approved by a consensus of experts in the field at the 10th international congress of the WSES in 2023. RESULTS The management of elderly trauma patients requires knowledge of ageing physiology, a focused triage, including drug history, frailty assessment, nutritional status, and early activation of trauma protocol to improve outcomes. Acute trauma pain in the elderly has to be managed in a multimodal analgesic approach, to avoid side effects of opioid use. Antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended in penetrating (abdominal, thoracic) trauma, in severely burned and in open fractures elderly patients to decrease septic complications. Antibiotics are not recommended in blunt trauma in the absence of signs of sepsis and septic shock. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis with LMWH or UFH should be administrated as soon as possible in high and moderate-risk elderly trauma patients according to the renal function, weight of the patient and bleeding risk. A palliative care team should be involved as soon as possible to discuss the end of life in a multidisciplinary approach considering the patient's directives, family feelings and representatives' desires, and all decisions should be shared. CONCLUSIONS The management of elderly trauma patients requires knowledge of ageing physiology, a focused triage based on assessing frailty and early activation of trauma protocol to improve outcomes. Geriatric Intensive Care Units are needed to care for elderly and frail trauma patients in a multidisciplinary approach to decrease mortality and improve outcomes.
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- Belinda De Simone
- Department of Emergency Minimally Invasive Surgery, Academic Hospital of Villeneuve St Georges, Villeneuve St Georges, France.
- Department of General Minimally Invasive Surgery, Infermi Hospital, AUSL Romagna, Rimini, Italy.
- General Surgery Department, American Hospital of Paris, Paris, France.
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- General Surgery Department, American Hospital of Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Surgical Science, Unit of Emergency Surgery, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- 3rd Department of Surgery, Attikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece
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- Unit of General Surgery I, IRCCS San Matteo Hospital of Pavia, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Policlinico Umberto I Roma, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Unit of General Surgery, University Hospital of Ferrara and University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Division of Trauma Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Division of Trauma Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Unit of General and Emergency Surgery, Vittorio Veneto Hospital, Via C. Forlanini 71, 31029, Vittorio Veneto, TV, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia, Level I, Trauma Center, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- UMC Ljubljana and Medical Faculty Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- New Zealand Blood Service, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Endocrine Surgical Unit - University of Perugia, Terni, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, Madonna del Soccorso Hospital, AST Ascoli Piceno, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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- Division of Emergency Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Centro Di Riferimento Oncologico Di Aviano IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia e Odontoiatria, Campus Universitario di Baronissi (SA) - Università di Salerno, AOU San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi di Aragona, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Unit of General Surgery, University Hospital of Ferrara and University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia, Level I, Trauma Center, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia, Level I, Trauma Center, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Ernest E Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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- Bronson Methodist Hospital/Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al‑Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of General Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital and The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Emergency Department, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Nankai Clinical School of Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, 80246, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies, General Surgery Cannizzaro Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies, General Surgery Cannizzaro Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Geriatrics, Ospedale Sant'Anna, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Unit of Academic General Surgery, University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Unit of Academic General Surgery, University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Unit of Colorectal and Digestive Surgery, DIGEST Department, Beaujon University Hospital, AP-HP, University of Paris Cité, Clichy, France
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- Department of Surgery, Government Gousia Hospital, DHS, Srinagar, India
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- General Surgery Department, Medical University, University Hospital St George, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Hadassah Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Division of General Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Novena, Singapore
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- Unit of General Surgery I, IRCCS San Matteo Hospital of Pavia, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Collegium Medicum, University of Social Sciences, Łodz, Poland
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- Department of Management, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy
- Collegium Medicum, University of Social Sciences, Łodz, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Science, Unit of Emergency Surgery, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Surgical Palliative Care Society, Asheville, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Surgical Diseases No. 3, Gomel State Medical University, University Clinic, Gomel, Belarus
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- University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
- Abrazo Health West Campus, Goodyear, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Division of Trauma/Acute Care Surgery, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Bufalini Hospital-Level 1 Trauma Center, AUSL Romagna, Cesena, Italy
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Halalmeh DR, Vrana A, Jenkins P, Cranford JA, Wong K, Kristl D, Mercer L, Moisi MD, Sachwani-Daswani GR. Venous Thromboembolic Events in Adult Trauma Patients Receiving Balanced Hemostatic Resuscitation (BHR): An Analysis of Their Incidence, Predictors, and Associated Mortality Rates at a Level 1 Trauma Center. Cureus 2024; 16:e59679. [PMID: 38836163 PMCID: PMC11149781 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.59679] [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: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024] Open
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Background and objective Studies assessing the incidence of venous thromboembolic (VTE) events in the setting of massive balanced transfusions and/or tranexamic acid (TXA) infusion have yielded varied outcomes. In light of this, we conducted this study to examine the incidence of VTEs in trauma patients requiring blood products, and to identify the risk factors for VTE and mortality in this population. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of trauma patients admitted to our level 1 trauma center from January 2013 to September 2023. Clinical characteristics were compared between patients who developed VTE and those who did not. A regression analysis of potential variables associated with the development of VTEs and mortality was performed. Results Among 1305 patients (mean age: 42.4 ± 18.8 years) receiving blood products within the initial 24 hours, 4.3% (56 patients) developed a VTE. Patients with VTE experienced prolonged ICU and hospital stays and ventilation duration (p<0.001). They were also noted to have delayed initiation of VTE prophylaxis (104.2 vs. 50.3 hours, p<.001). Prolonged ventilation >7 days was the sole significant factor associated with VTE in multivariate regression analysis [odds ratio (OR): 6.2, p=0.004]. Early TXA administration (within four hours) showed a higher association with VTE than TXA within 24 hours (OR: 2.1, p=0.07 vs. OR 1.6, p=0.22). Massive transfusion was found to increase VTE risk (OR: 2.65, p<0.001). Severe head and neck (OR: 6.0, p=0.002) and chest (OR: 3.8, p=0.01) injuries were key predictors of mortality, while TXA was not significantly associated with mortality in the multivariate model. Conclusions Our study revealed an elevated risk of VTE in patients requiring massive transfusion protocol (MTP, ≥6 units). Early TXA administration was neither associated with increased VTE risk in MTP patients nor increased mortality risk. Strategies directed at reducing the risk of VTE in massively transfused patients while maintaining the survival benefits of balanced resuscitation and TXA need to be devised.
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- Dia R Halalmeh
- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, USA
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, USA
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, USA
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, USA
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- Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, USA
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Kong L, Li H, Zhou Y, Zhang B, Han Q, Fu M. Factors predicting complications following open reduction and internal fixation of intra-articular distal radius fracture. Front Surg 2024; 11:1356121. [PMID: 38586239 PMCID: PMC10998443 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1356121] [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: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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Objective This study aimed to determine the incidence and predictors of the complications after open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of intra-articular distal radius fracture (IADRF) with a minimum follow-up of 12 months. Methods Medical records and outpatient follow-up records were retrospectively reviewed to collect medical, surgical, and complication data on consecutive patients who had undergone an ORIF procedure for an IADRF between January 2019 and June 2022. Data included demographics, comorbidities, injury, surgical characteristics, and laboratory findings on admission. A multivariate logistic regression model was constructed to identify the significant predictors, with a composite of any complications occurring within 12 months after the operation as the outcome variable and potentially a range of clinical data as the independent variables. The magnitude of the relationship was indicated by the odds ratio (OR) and the 95% confidence interval (CI). Results During the study period, 474 patients were included, and 64 had documented complications (n = 73), representing an accumulated rate of 13.5%. Among them, carpal tunnel syndrome was the most common, followed by tenosynovitis caused by tendon irritation/rupture, superficial or deep wound infection, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type 1, radial shortening (≥4 mm), plate/screw problems, and others. The multivariate results showed the following factors significantly associated with increased risk of complications: experience of DRF surgery with <30 cases (OR: 2.2, 95% CI: 1.6-3.5), AO type C fracture (OR: 1.7, 95% CI: 1.2-2.9), initial lunate facet collapse of ≥5 mm (OR: 4.2, 95% CI: 1.4-8.9), and use of temporary external fixation before index surgery (OR: 2.4, 95% CI: 1.5-4.3). Conclusions These findings may aid in patient counseling and quality improvement initiatives, and IADRF should be directed by an experienced surgeon.
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- Lingde Kong
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Hand and Foot Surgery, Hengshui People’s Hospital, Hengshui, Hebei, China
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- Department of Hand and Foot Surgery, Hengshui People’s Hospital, Hengshui, Hebei, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hengshui Sixth People’s Hospital, Hengshui, Hebei, China
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- Medical Examination Center, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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Negash R, Baselice H, Srinivas S, Chawla M, Young AJ. Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury Complications in Aging Adults: A National Trauma Database Study. J Surg Res 2024; 295:332-339. [PMID: 38061238 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.11.016] [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: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) is defined as a nonpenetrating injury to the carotid or vertebral arteries which can be highly morbid. Because BCVI is rare, most studies have been devoted to triaging trauma patients for BCVI identification, with little data available regarding the complications these patients experience after initial evaluation. Here, we analyze the association of complications during admission for BCVI patients. METHODS The National Trauma Databank was queried from 2007 to 2014 for adults ≥65 y old. Demographics, incidence of BCVI, and injury data were evaluated using univariate analysis. Rates of inpatient complications due to acutely acquired infections and strokes were evaluated using univariate and multivariable analysis. RESULTS We identified 666,815 non-BCVI and 552 BCVI patients. Patients with a BCVI were typically male, White, younger (65-75-y-old), had three or more comorbidities, and had Medicare insurance. BCVI patients had a mild head injury upon arrival at the emergency department and experienced a motor vehicle accident/fall. The median length of stay in the intensive care unit, days spent on a ventilator, and presence of polytrauma were higher among BCVI patients. BCVI patients had increased odds of experiencing a stroke and pneumonia as complications while admitted compared to their non-BCVI counterparts. CONCLUSIONS Postinjury, patients who suffered a BCVI had higher odds of stroke and pneumonia than patients who did not experience a BCVI. Additional studies are needed to determine the modifiable risk factors associated with BCVIs among aging adults.
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- Rosa Negash
- College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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Condon F, Grigorian A, Russell D, Demetriades D. Venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis in geriatric trauma patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2024; 50:197-203. [PMID: 37306760 PMCID: PMC10923966 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-023-02299-5] [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: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Low-molecular-weight-heparin (LMWH) has been shown to be associated with a decreased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and mortality compared to unfractionated heparin (UH) in severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aim of this study was to see if this association persists among a subset of patients, namely elderly patients with isolated TBI. METHODS This Trauma Quality Improvement Project (TQIP) database study included patients ≥ 65 years old with severe TBI (Abbreviated injury score [AIS] ≥ 3) that received either LMWH or UH for VTE prophylaxis. Patients with associated severe injuries (extracranial AIS ≥ 3), transferals, deaths < 72-h, hospitalization < 2 days, VTE chemoprophylaxis other than UH or LMWH, or with a history of bleeding diathesis were excluded. The association between VTE, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and pulmonary embolism (PE) with VTE chemoprophylaxis was analyzed with multivariable analysis, subset analyses of different grades of AIS-head injury, and a 1:1 matched LWMH:UH cohort of patients. RESULTS Out of 14,926 patients, 11,036 (73.9%) received LMWH. Multivariate analysis showed that patients receiving LMWH had a decreased risk of mortality (OR 0.81, 95% CI 0.67-0.97, p < 0.001) but a similar risk of VTE (OR 0.83, 95% CI 0.63-1.08). Analysis according to head-AIS showed that LMWH was associated with a decreased risk of PE in patients AIS-3 but not in AIS 4 or 5. In a 1:1 matched cohort of LMWH:UH patients, the risk of PE, DVT and VTE were all similar but LMWH continued to be associated with a decreased risk of mortality (OR 0.81, CI 0.67-0.97, p = 0.023). CONCLUSION LMWH was associated with a decreased risk of overall mortality and reduced risk of PE compared to UH among geriatric patients with a severe head injury.
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- Freeman Condon
- Division of General Surgery, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 333 City Blvd W, Orange, CA, 92868, USA.
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- Division of General Surgery, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Ruoff C, Schöchl H, Fritsch G, Voelckel W, Zipperle J, Gratz J, Schmitt F, Oberladstätter D. DOAC plasma concentration upon hospital admission in a cohort of trauma patients. An observational real-life study. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2023; 49:2543-2551. [PMID: 37500912 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-023-02334-5] [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: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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PURPOSE Due to a better safety profile, direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are increasingly prescribed for prevention of thromboembolic events. However, little is known about DOAC plasma concentrations in trauma patients upon hospital admission. Thus, we investigated the frequency and extent of DOAC possible over- and underdosing in trauma patients upon hospital admission. METHODS In this single-center retrospective study, DOAC plasma concentrations of adult trauma patients were analyzed with specific calibrated anti-IIa (dabigatran) and anti-Xa (apixaban, edoxaban and rivaroxaban) tests within 4 h after hospital admission. RESULTS A total of 210 trauma patients, admitted between 2019 and 2022, were included in the analyses. Low DOAC levels < 30 ng/mL were detected in 13.3% of the patients. In 7.1% of the patients, DOAC plasma levels ranged between 300-399 ng/mL and further 7.1% exhibited plasma concentrations > 400 ng/mL. The highest incidence of high to very high DOAC plasma concentration was observed for patients on rivaroxaban and dabigatran. A moderate correlation was observed between dabigatran plasma concentration and estimated glomerular filtration rate (rho = - 0.5338, p = 0.0003). For rivaroxaban no clear association between plasma concentration and liver or renal function could be detected. Patients on statins had significantly higher DOAC concentration in comparison with those not taking statins (153 (76-274) vs 108 (51-217) ng/mL, p = 0.046). CONCLUSION The current study revealed that patients on dabigatran and rivaroxaban were prone to higher DOAC plasma levels upon hospital admission in comparison with apixaban and edoxaban. DOAC plasma level measurement in trauma patients might be warranted due to unpredictively low or high plasma concentrations. However, the clinical impact of altered plasma levels on both, bleeding and thromboembolic events, remains to be determined by future studies.
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- Carolin Ruoff
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, AUVA Trauma Centre Salzburg, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Dr. Franz Rehrl Platz 5, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
- Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, AUVA Trauma Centre Salzburg, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Dr. Franz Rehrl Platz 5, 5020, Salzburg, Austria.
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Centre in Cooperation With AUVA, Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, AUVA Trauma Centre Salzburg, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Dr. Franz Rehrl Platz 5, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Centre in Cooperation With AUVA, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, AUVA Trauma Centre Salzburg, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Dr. Franz Rehrl Platz 5, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Centre in Cooperation With AUVA, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, AUVA Trauma Centre Salzburg, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Dr. Franz Rehrl Platz 5, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Centre in Cooperation With AUVA, Vienna, Austria
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Deusenberry CM, Bardsley C, Sharon M, Hobbs GR, Wilson AM, Bardes JM. Low Molecular Weight Heparin Is Superior for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in High-Risk Geriatric Patients. Am Surg 2023; 89:5837-5841. [PMID: 37208855 DOI: 10.1177/00031348231177922] [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: 05/21/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a source of preventable morbidity and mortality in critically ill trauma patients. Age is one independent risk factor. Geriatric patients embody a population at high thromboembolic and hemorrhagic risk. Currently, there is little guidance between low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and unfractionated heparin (UFH) for anticoagulant prophylaxis in the geriatric trauma patient. METHODS A retrospective review was conducted at an ACS verified, Level I Trauma center from 2014 to 2018. All patients 65 years or older, with high-risk injuries and admitted to the trauma service were included. Choice of agent was at provider discretion. Patients in renal failure, or those that received no chemoprophylaxis, were excluded. The primary outcomes were the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism and bleeding associated complications (gastrointestinal bleed, TBI expansion, hematoma development). RESULTS This study evaluated 375 subjects, 245 (65%) received enoxaparin and 130 (35%) received heparin. DVT developed in 6.9% of UFH patients, compared to 3.3% with LMWH (P = .1). PE was present in 3.8% of UFH group, but only .4% in the LMWH group (P = .01). Combined rate of DVT/PE was significantly lower (P = .006) with LMWH (3.7%) compared to UFH (10.8%). 10 patients had documented bleeding events, and there was no significant association between bleeding and the use of LMWH or UFH. CONCLUSIONS VTE events are more common in geriatric patients treated with UFH compared to LMWH. There was no associated increase in bleeding complications when LMWH was utilized. LMWH should be considered the chemoprophylatic agent of choice in high risk geriatric trauma patients.
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- School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Statistic, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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Chen Q, Cui S, Huang J, Wang J, Wang D, Wang H, Lyu S, Lang R. Venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing distal cholangiocarcinoma surgery: Prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes. Asian J Surg 2023; 46:3648-3655. [PMID: 36797089 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2023.02.015] [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: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To investigate venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients undergoing distal cholangiocarcinoma (dCCA) surgery, we performed a single-center study to assess its prevalence, risk factors, prognosis. METHOD We studied a total of 177 patients undergoing dCCA surgery from January 2017 to April 2022. Demographic, clinical data, laboratory data (including lower extremity ultrasound findings), and outcome variables were obtained, and compared between VTE and non-VTE groups. RESULTS Of the 177 patients undergoing dCCA surgery (aged 65.2 ± 9.6 years; 108 (61.0%) male), 64 patients developed VTE after surgery. Logistic multivariate analysis showed that, age, operation procedure, TNM stage, ventilator duration and preoperative D-dimer were independent risk factors. Based on these factors, we constructed the nomogram to predict VTE after dCCA for the first time. The areas under the receiver operating curve (ROC) of the nomogram were 0.80 (95% CI: 0.72-0.88) and 0.79 (95% CI: 0.73-0.89) in the training and validation groups, respectively. Patients developed VTE had a worse prognosis by Kaplan-Meier curve analysis (p = 0.001). CONCLUSION The prevalence of VTE is high and is associated with adverse outcomes in patients undergoing dCCA surgery. We developed a nomogram assessing VTE risk, which may help clinicians to screen out people at high risk for VTE and to undertake rational preventive measures.
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- Qing Chen
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreaticosplenic Surgery, Beijing ChaoYang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreaticosplenic Surgery, Beijing ChaoYang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreaticosplenic Surgery, Beijing ChaoYang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Thoaracic Surgery, Beijing ChaoYang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreaticosplenic Surgery, Beijing ChaoYang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreaticosplenic Surgery, Beijing ChaoYang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreaticosplenic Surgery, Beijing ChaoYang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China.
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreaticosplenic Surgery, Beijing ChaoYang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China.
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Jia G, Sun C, Xie J, Li J, Liu S, Dong W, Yu X. Incidence and risk factors for surgical site infection after medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy using a locking T-shape plate. Int Wound J 2023; 20:2563-2570. [PMID: 36849231 PMCID: PMC10410320 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.14124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
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Medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO) is a well-established surgical method for treatment of isolated medial compartment osteoarthritis with varus deformity, but the surgical outcomes may be compromised by surgical site infection (SSI). This study aimed to investigate the incidence and the risk factors for SSI after MOWHTO. This retrospective study included consecutive patients who underwent MOWHTO for isolated medial compartment osteoarthritis with varus deformity in two tertiary referral hospitals from January 2019 and June 2021. Patients who developed SSI within 12 months of surgery were identified by inquiring the medical records for index hospitalisation, notes of after-discharge outpatient visits, or records of readmission for treatment of SSI. Univariate comparisons were performed to detect the differences between SSI and non-SSI groups, and multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the independent risk factors. Six hundred sixteen patients with 708 procedures were included and 30 (4.2%) cases of SSI occurred, with 0.6% rate for deep SSI and 3.6% for superficial. Univariate analyses showed significant difference between groups in terms of morbidity obesity (≥32 kg/m2 ) (20.0% vs 8.9%), comorbid diabetes (26.7% vs 11.1%), active smoking (20.0% vs 6.3%), time from admission to operation (5.2 ± 4.0 vs 4.1 ± 3.0), size of osteotomy ≥12 mm (40.0% vs 20.0%), type of bone grafting and lymphocyte count (2.1 ± 0.5 vs 1.9 ± 0.6). However, in the multivariate analysis, only active smoking (OR, 3.4; 95% CI, 1.4-10.2), size of osteotomy ≥12 mm (OR, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.3-5.9) and allogeneic/artificial vs no bone grafting (OR, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.0-10.8) remained significant. SSI was not uncommon after MOWHTO, but the majority was superficial. The identified three independent factors, including smoking, size of osteotomy ≥12 mm and allogeneic/artificial bone grafting would help risk assessment and stratification, target risk factor modification and clinical surveillance, and inform patient counselling.
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- Guoxing Jia
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgerythe First Hospital of Hebei Medical UniversityShijiazhuangChina
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- Department of orthopaedic surgerythe Third Hospital of Hebei Medical UniversityShijiazhuangP. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgerythe First Hospital of Hebei Medical UniversityShijiazhuangChina
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgerythe First Hospital of Hebei Medical UniversityShijiazhuangChina
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgerythe First Hospital of Hebei Medical UniversityShijiazhuangChina
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgerythe First Hospital of Hebei Medical UniversityShijiazhuangChina
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgerythe First Hospital of Hebei Medical UniversityShijiazhuangChina
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One size does not fit all: Sex bias in pharmacologic venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2023; 94:78-85. [PMID: 35787601 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The optimal enoxaparin dosing strategy to achieve venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in trauma patients remains unclear. Current dosing guidelines often include weight, age, and renal function but still fail to achieve appropriate prophylactic anti-Xa levels in many patients. We hypothesized that additional patient factors influence anti-Xa response to enoxaparin in trauma patients. METHODS This is a retrospective review of patients admitted to a Level 1 trauma center for ≥4 days from July 2015 to September 2020, who received enoxaparin VTE prophylaxis per protocol (50-59 kg, 30 mg/dose; 60-99 kg, 40 mg/dose; ≥100 kg, 50 mg/dose; all doses every 12 hours) and had an appropriately timed peak anti-Xa level. Multivariate regression was performed to identify independent predictors of prophylactic anti-Xa levels (0.2-0.4 IU/mL) upon first measurement. RESULTS The cohort (N = 1,435) was 76.4% male, with a mean ± SD age of 49.9 ± 20.0 years and a mean ± SD weight of 82.5 ± 20.2 kg (males, 85.2 kg; females, 73.7 kg; p <0.001). Overall, 68.6% of patients (n = 984) had a prophylactic anti-Xa level on first assessment (69.6% of males, 65.1% of females). Males were more likely to have a subprophylactic level than females (22.1% vs. 8.0%, p <0.001), whereas females were more likely to have supraprophylactic levels than males (26.9% vs. 8.3%, p < 0.001). When controlling for creatinine clearance, anti-Xa level was independently associated with dose-to-weight ratio (odds ratio, 0.191 for 0.5 mg/kg; p < 0.001; confidence interval, 0.151-0.230) and female sex (odds ratio, 0.060; p < 0.001; confidence interval, 0.047-0.072). Weight and age were not significant when controlling for the other factors. CONCLUSION Male patients have a decreased anti-Xa response to enoxaparin when compared with female patients, leading to a greater incidence of subprophylactic anti-Xa levels in male patients at all dose-to-weight ratios. To improve the accuracy of VTE chemoprophylaxis, sex should be considered as a variable in enoxaparin dosing models. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic/Care Management; Level III.
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Tian M, Wang Z, Zhu Y, Tian Y, Zhang K, Li X. Incidence, Causes, and Risk Factors of Unplanned Readmissions in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery: An Observational Study. Clin Interv Aging 2023; 18:317-326. [PMID: 36883190 PMCID: PMC9985873 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s395012] [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: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Aim The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence and cause of unplanned readmission after Surgically Treated Hip Fractures in Elderly Patients and identify the associated risk factors. Methods This study retrospectively collected the data on elderly patients who underwent hip fracture surgery at two institutions from January 2020 to December 2021, and identified those who were readmitted within 12 months postoperatively. Based on the presence or not of postoperative readmission, they were divided into readmission and non-readmission groups. Demographics, surgery-related variables, and laboratory parameters were compared between groups. The specific causes for documented readmission were collected and summarized. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the associated risk factors. Results There were 930 patients including 76 (8.2%) patients who were readmitted within 12 months postoperatively. Overall, cardiac and respiratory complications and new-onset fractures were the first three common causes of readmission, taking an overwhelming proportion of 53.9% (41/76). Over 60% (61.8%, 47/76) of readmissions occurred within 30 days after surgery, with medical complications taking a predominance (89.4%, 42/47). New-onset fractures accounted for a proportion of 18.4% (14/76), occurring at different time points; especially, at 90-365 days, it accounted for 44.4% (8/18). Multivariate analysis revealed that age ≥80 years (OR, 1.0, 95% CI, 1.0 to 1.1; P=0.032), preoperative albumin level ≤21.5 g/L (OR, 1.1, 95% CI, 1.0 to 1.2; P=0.009), the postoperative occurrence of DVT (OR, 4.2, 95% CI, 2.5 to 7.2; P=0.001), and local anesthesia (OR, 2.1, 95% CI, 1.1 to 4.0; P=0.029) were independent risk factors for unplanned readmissions. Conclusion This study identified several risk factors for unplanned readmissions after elderly hip fractures, and provided detailed information about unplanned readmissions.
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- Miao Tian
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Huai 'an Hospital of Huai'an City, Huai'an, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China.,Hebei Orthopedic Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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Meng H, Xu B, Xu Y, Niu H, Liu N. Incidence and risk factors for surgical site infection following volar locking plating (VLP) of unstable distal radius fracture (DRF). J Orthop Surg Res 2022; 17:549. [PMID: 36529774 PMCID: PMC9762064 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-022-03440-7] [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: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Volar locking plating (VLP) is the mainstay of treatment for distal radius fracture (DRF) but may be compromised by postoperative surgical site infection (SSI). This study aimed to identify the incidence and the risk factors for SSI following VLP of DRF. METHODS This retrospective study identified consecutive patients who underwent VLP for closed unstable DRFs in our institution between January 2015 and June 2021. Postoperative SSI was identified by inquiring the medical records, the follow-up records or the readmission medical records for treatment of SSI. The potential factors for SSI were extracted from the medical records. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the independent factors. RESULTS There were 930 patients included, and 34 had an SSI, representing an incidence of 3.7% (95% CI 2.4-4.9%). Patients with an SSI had threefold extended hospitalization stay (44.1 ± 38.2 versus 14.4 ± 12.5 days) as did those without. In univariate analysis, 18 variables were tested to be statistically different between SSI and non-SSI group. In multivariate analysis, 6 factors were identified as independently associated with SSI, including sex (male vs. female, OR 3.5, p = 0.014), ASA (III and IV vs. I, OR 3.2, p = 0.031), smoking (yes vs. no, OR 2.4, p = 0.015), bone grafting (OR 4.0, p = 0.007), surgeon volume (low vs. high, OR 2.7, p 0.011) and operation at night-time (vs. day-time, OR 7.8, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION The postoperative SSI of VLP of DRF was not uncommon, and the factors identified in this study, especially those modifiable, would help identify individual SSI risk, target clinical surveillance and inform patient counseling.
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- Hongyu Meng
- grid.452209.80000 0004 1799 0194Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050051 Hebei People’s Republic of China ,grid.452209.80000 0004 1799 0194Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050051 Hebei People’s Republic of China ,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050051 Hebei People’s Republic of China
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- grid.452209.80000 0004 1799 0194Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050051 Hebei People’s Republic of China
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- grid.452209.80000 0004 1799 0194Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050051 Hebei People’s Republic of China
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- grid.452209.80000 0004 1799 0194Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050051 Hebei People’s Republic of China
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- grid.452209.80000 0004 1799 0194Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050051 Hebei People’s Republic of China
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You're never too old for optimal venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: Re-thinking current trauma guidelines. Thromb Res 2022; 218:186-188. [DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2022.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 08/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Surgeon case volume and the risk of complications following surgeries of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fracture. Foot Ankle Surg 2022; 28:1002-1007. [PMID: 35177328 DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2022.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to address the relationship between surgeon volume and the risk of complications following surgeries of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures (DIACFs). METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records and the follow-up registers for patients who underwent open reduction and internal fixation with plate/screws in our center between January 2015 and June 2020. Surgeon volume was defined as the number of surgically treated calcaneal fractures within the past 12 months, and was dichotomized on basis of the optimal cut-off value. The outcome measure was the documented overall complications within 1 year after surgery. Four logistics regression models were constructed to examine the potential relationship between surgeon volume and complications. RESULTS Among 585 patients, 49 had documented complications, representing an overall rate of 8.4%. The overall complication rate was 20.0% (22/111) in patients operated on by the low-volume surgeons and 5.7% (27/474) by the high-volume surgeons, with a significant difference (p < 0.001). The 4 multivariate analyses showed steady and robust inverse volume-complication relationship, with OR ranging from 3.8 to 4.4. The restricted cubic splines adjusted for total covariates showed the non-linear fitting "L-shape" or "reverse J-shape" curve (p = 0.041), and the OR was reduced until 10 cases, beyond which the curve leveled. CONCLUSIONS Our findings reflected the important role of maintaining necessary operative cases, potentially informing optimized surgical care management.
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Plasma thrombin generation kinetics in trauma patients across the age spectrum. SURGERY IN PRACTICE AND SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sipas.2022.100117] [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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Nagasawa H, Omori K, Ota S, Muramatsu KI, Ishikawa K, Yanagawa Y. Potential effects of regular use of antihypertensive drugs for in-hospital delirium in geriatric patients with trauma. Sci Rep 2022; 12:12737. [PMID: 35882973 PMCID: PMC9325788 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17182-3] [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: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Although the regular administration of antihypertensive drugs is a risk factor for falls in older adults, whether their anti-inflammatory effects confer a survival benefit in older adults remains unknown. This single-center retrospective cohort study examined patients with trauma aged ≥ 65 admitted to our hospital between January 2018 and December 2020. Patients who had not received antihypertensive drugs before admission (i.e., AHT(−) group) and those who had received the drugs (i.e., AHT(+) group) were compared using a 1:1 propensity score-matched analysis. The primary outcome was 28-day mortality, and the secondary outcomes were in-hospital mortality and the incidence of complications during the hospital stay. In total, 637 patients were analyzed. After propensity score matching, each study group had 223 patients. No significant difference was observed in the primary outcome (28-day mortality: AHT(−) group, 3.6% vs. AHT(+) group, 3.6%; adjusted relative risk: 1.00, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.38–2.62); only the in-hospital incidence of delirium was significantly low in the AHT(+) group (25.1% vs. 13.9%; adjusted relative risk: 0.55, 95% CI: 0.37–0.82). Overall, the regular use of antihypertensive drugs did not affect outcomes in geriatric trauma patients; however, the incidence of delirium was reduced in those regularly receiving antihypertensive drugs.
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- Hiroki Nagasawa
- Department of Acute Critical Care Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University, 1129 Nagaoka, Izunokuni City, Shizuoka, 410-2295, Japan.
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- Department of Acute Critical Care Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University, 1129 Nagaoka, Izunokuni City, Shizuoka, 410-2295, Japan
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- Department of Acute Critical Care Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University, 1129 Nagaoka, Izunokuni City, Shizuoka, 410-2295, Japan
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- Department of Acute Critical Care Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University, 1129 Nagaoka, Izunokuni City, Shizuoka, 410-2295, Japan
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- Department of Acute Critical Care Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University, 1129 Nagaoka, Izunokuni City, Shizuoka, 410-2295, Japan
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- Department of Acute Critical Care Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University, 1129 Nagaoka, Izunokuni City, Shizuoka, 410-2295, Japan
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Zhu Y, Chen W, Qin S, Zhang Q, Zhang Y. Surgeon volume and risk of deep surgical site infection following open reduction and internal fixation of closed ankle fracture. Int Wound J 2022; 19:2136-2145. [PMID: 35641242 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.13819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Increasing evidences have shown that surgeon volume was associated with postoperative complications or outcomes in a variety of orthopaedics surgeries, but few were focused on ankle fractures. This study aimed to investigate the deep surgical site infection (DSSI) in association with the surgeon volume following open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of ankle fractures. This was a retrospective analysis of the prospectively collected data on patients who underwent ORIF for acute closed ankle fractures between October 2014 and June 2020. Surgeon volume was defined as the number of ORIF procedures performed within 12 months preceding the index operation. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was constructed to determine the optimal cut-off value, whereby surgeon volume was dichotomized as high or low. The outcome was DSSI within 1 year postoperatively. Multivariate logistics analysis was performed to examine the DSSI in association with surgeon volume and multiple sensitivity/subgroup analyses were performed to refine the findings. Among 1562 patients, 33 (2.1%) developed a DSSI. The optimal cut-off value was 7/year. Low-volume (<7/year) was significantly associated with a 5.0-fold increased risk of DSSI (95%CI, 2.2-11.3; P < .001). Sensitivity/subgroup analyses restricted to patients aged <65 years, with or without concurrent fractures, with unimalleolar fractures, bi- or trimalleolar fractures, receiving ORIF within 14 days and those operated by ≥10-year experience surgeons showed the consistently significant results (ORs, 2.7-6.8, all P < .05). The surgeon volume of <7 cases/year is associated with an increased risk of DSSI. It is more feasible that patients with complex fractures or conditions (eg, bi- and trimalleolar or presence of concurrent fractures) are preferentially directed to high-volume and experienced surgeons.
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- Yanbin Zhu
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopeadic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopeadic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopeadic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopeadic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopeadic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, China.,Chinese Academy of Engineering, Beijing, China
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Qin S, Zhu Y, Meng H, Zhang J, Li J, Zhao K, Zhang Y, Chen W. Relationship between surgeon volume and the risk of deep surgical site infection (DSSI) following open reduction and internal fixation of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fracture. Int Wound J 2021; 19:1092-1101. [PMID: 34651435 PMCID: PMC9284634 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.13705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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It is well established that the postoperative results were affected by the surgeon volume in a variety of elective and emergent orthopaedic surgeries; however, by far, no evidences have been available as for surgically treated displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures (DIACFs). We aimed at investigating the relationship between surgeon volume and deep surgical site infection (DSSI) following open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of DIACFs. This was a further analysis of prospectively collected data from a validated database. Patients with DIACFs stabilised by ORIF between 2016 and 2019 were identified. Surgeon volume was defined as the number of surgically treated calcaneal fractures within one calendar year and was dichotomised based on the optimal cut-off value. The outcome measure was DSSI within 1 year postoperatively. Multivariate logistics regression analyses were performed to examine the relationship, adjusting for confounders. Among 883 patients, 19 (2.2%) were found to have a DSSI. The DSSI incidence was 6.5% in surgeons with a low volume (<6/year), 5.5 times as that in those with a high volume (≥6/year) (incidence rate, 1.2%; P < 0.001). The multivariate analyses showed a low volume <6/year was associated with a 5.8-fold increased risk of DSSI (95% confidence interval, 2.2-16.5, P < 0.001). This value slightly increased after multiple sensitivity analyses, with statistical significances still unchanged (OR range, 6.6-6.9; P ≤ 0.001). The inverse relationship indicates a need for at least six cases/year for a surgeon to substantially reduce the DSSIs following the ORIF of DIACFs.
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- Shiji Qin
- Department of orthopaedic surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopaedic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of orthopaedic surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopaedic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of orthopaedic surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopaedic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of orthopaedic surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopaedic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of orthopaedic surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopaedic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of orthopaedic surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopaedic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of orthopaedic surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopaedic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, China.,Chinese Academy of Engineering, Beijing, China
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- Department of orthopaedic surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopaedic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, China
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Zhu Y, Qin S, Jia Y, Li J, Chen W, Zhang Q, Zhang Y. Surgeon volume and the risk of deep surgical site infection following open reduction and internal fixation of closed tibial plateau fracture. INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS 2021; 46:605-614. [PMID: 34550417 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-021-05221-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Emerging evidences supported that the surgeon case volume significantly affected post-operative complications or outcomes following a range of elective or non-elective orthopaedic surgery; no data has been available for surgically treated tibial plateau fractures. We aimed to investigate the relationship between surgeon volume and the risk of deep surgical site infection (DSSI) following open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of closed tibial plateau fracture. METHODS This was a further analysis of the prospectively collected data. Adult patients undergoing ORIF procedure for closed tibial plateau fracture between January 2016 and December 2019 were included. Surgeon volume was defined as the number of surgically treated tibial fractures in the preceding 12 months and dichotomized on the basis of the optimal cut-off value determined by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The outcome was DSSI within one year post-operatively. Multiple multivariate logistic models were constructed for "drilling down" adjustment of confounders. Sensitivity and subgroup analyses were performed to assess the robustness of outcome and identify the "optimal" subgroups. RESULTS Among 742 patients, 20 (2.7%) had a DSSI and 17 experienced re-operations. The optimal cut-off value for case volume was nine, and the low-volume surgeon was independently associated with 2.9-fold (OR, 2.9; 95%CI, 1.1 to 7.5) increased risk of DSSI in the totally adjusted multivariate model. The sensitivity analyses restricted to patients with original BMI data or those operated within 14 days after injury did not alter the outcomes (OR, 2.937, and 95%CI, 1.133 to 7.615; OR, 2.658, and 95%CI, 1.018 to 7.959, respectively). The subgroup analyses showed a trend to higher risk of DSSI for type I-IV fractures (OR, 4.6; 95%CI, 0.9 to 27.8) classified as Schatzker classification and substantially higher risk in patients with concurrent fractures (OR, 6.1; 95%CI, 1.0 to 36.5). CONCLUSION The surgeon volume is independently associated with the rate of DSSI, and a number of ≥ nine cases/year are necessarily kept for reducing DSSIs; patients with concurrent fractures should be preferentially operated on by high-volume surgeons.
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- Yanbin Zhu
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the 3Rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopaedic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the 3Rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopaedic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China
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- Basic Medicine School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, Hebei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the 3Rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopaedic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the 3Rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China.,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopaedic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the 3Rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China. .,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China. .,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopaedic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the 3Rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China. .,Orthopaedic Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China. .,NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopaedic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, People's Republic of China. .,Chinese Academy of Engineering, Beijing, 100088, People's Republic of China.
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Comprehensive Initiative to Decrease Trauma Venous Thromboembolism. J Trauma Nurs 2021; 28:250-257. [PMID: 34210945 DOI: 10.1097/jtn.0000000000000593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our trauma center was a high outlier for pulmonary embolism on a 2017 American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) report. The odds ratio for developing a pulmonary embolus was 1.76 and was in the 10th decile (worst results). Of the patients who received chemoprophylaxis, only 69% of patients received the "gold standard" low-molecular-weight heparin. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate a multicomponent performance improvement project to prevent pulmonary embolus incidence. METHODS This descriptive study was a before-and-after time-series analysis of adult trauma patients. Ongoing data validation, concurrent monitoring, and analysis on incidence of venous thrombolytic events identified barriers to evidence-based chemoprophylaxis administration. RESULTS There were a total of 4,711 trauma patients in the analysis. Compared with preintervention (fall 2017), the fall 2019 TQIP report indicated the pulmonary embolus odds ratio dropped to 0.56, lowering the benchmark decile from 10 (worst) to 1 (best). The proportion of patients receiving no chemoprophylaxis decreased to 23% and was lower than all hospitals (32%). The rate of low-molecular-weight heparin use increased to 80% for patients receiving chemoprophylaxis, and unfractionated heparin use plummeted to 14%. The proportion of patients with no chemoprophylaxis in the severe traumatic brain injury cohort fell to 21%. CONCLUSIONS The high pulmonary embolus rate was driven by inaccurate data, infrequent monitoring, suboptimal ordering, and administration of chemoprophylaxis. A sustained decrease in the pulmonary embolus incidence was achieved through collaboration, updated guidelines, expanded education, concurrent validation, monitoring, and frequent reporting.
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Kuang Z, Liu X, Zhu Y, Xie H, Liu Y. A retrospective cohort study of disease-related risk factors for central venous catheter-related symptomatic thrombosis in intensive care unit inpatients. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e26732. [PMID: 34398049 PMCID: PMC8294906 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000026732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Central venous catheters (CVC) are widely used in critically ill patients given their benefits in monitoring vital signs, treatment administration, and renal replacement therapy in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, but these catheters have the potential to induce symptomatic catheter-related venous thrombosis (CRVT). This study reported the rate of symptomatic CRVT in ICU patients receiving CVC and analyzed the disease-related risk factors for symptomatic CRVT in ICU patients.A retrospective analysis was performed on the consecutive ICU 1643 critically ill patients with CVCs inserted from January 2015 to December 2019. Symptomatic CRVT was confirmed by ultrasound. CVCs were divided into 2 groups based on the presence of symptomatic CRVT, and the variables were extracted from the electronic medical record system. Logistic univariate and multivariate regression analyses were used to determine the disease-related risk factors of symptomatic CRVT.A total of 209 symptomatic CRVT events occurred among 2114 catheters. The rate of CRVT was 9.5 per 1000 catheter days. Univariate analysis revealed that trauma, major surgery, heart failure, respiratory failure, and severe acute pancreatitis were risk factors for symptomatic CRVT in the ICU. Multivariate analysis showed that trauma (odds ratio [OR], 2.046; 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.325-3.160], P = .001), major surgery (OR, 2.457; 95% CI [1.641-3.679], P = .000), and heart failure (OR, 2.087; 95% CI [1.401-3.111], P = .000) were independent disease-related risk factors for symptomatic CRVT in ICU. The C-statistic for this model was 0.61 (95% CI [0.57-0.65], P = .000).The incidence rate of symptomatic CRVT in the ICU population was 9.5 per 1000 catheter days. Trauma, major surgery, and heart failure are independent disease-related risk factors of symptomatic CRVT.
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- Zhiming Kuang
- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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Evaluation and management of low-energy pelvic ring fractures in elderly patients: a narrative review. CURRENT ORTHOPAEDIC PRACTICE 2021. [DOI: 10.1097/bco.0000000000001019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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