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Khurshid MH, Yang A, Hosseinpour H, Colosimo C, Hejazi O, Spencer AL, Bhogadi SK, Ditillo M, Magnotti LJ, Joseph B. Final Lifelines: The Implications and Outcomes of Thoracic Damage Control Surgeries. J Surg Res 2024; 301:385-391. [PMID: 39029261 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/21/2024]
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INTRODUCTION There is a lack of data on the outcomes of thoracic damage control surgery (TDCS). This study aimed to describe the characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing TDCS. METHODS This is a retrospective analysis of the American College of Surgeons-Trauma Quality Improvement Program database (2017-2021). All trauma patients who underwent emergency thoracotomy and packing with temporary closure were included. Patients were stratified based on the age groups (pediatric [<18 y], adults [18-64 y], and older adults [≥65 y]). Our primary outcome measures included 6-h, 24-h, and in-hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes were major complications. RESULTS We identified 14,192 thoracotomies, out of which 213 underwent TDCS (pediatric [n = 17], adults [n = 175], and older adults [n = 21]). The mean (SD) age was 37 (18), and 86% were male. The mean shock index was 1.1 (0.4) on presentation with a median [IQR] Glasgow Coma Scale of 4 [3-14], and 22.1% had a prehospital cardiac arrest. The study population was profoundly injured with a median injury severity scoreand chest-abbreviated injury scale of 26 [17-38] and 4 [3-5], respectively, with lung (76.5%) being the most injured intrathoracic organs. Overall, the rates of 6-h, 24-h, and in-hospital mortality were 22.5%, 33%, and 53%, respectively, and 51% developed major complications. There was no significant difference in terms of in-hospital mortality (P = 0.800) and major complications (0.416) among pediatrics, adults, and older adults. CONCLUSIONS One in three patients undergoing TDCS die within the first 24 h, and more than half of them develop major complications and die in the hospital, with no difference among pediatric, adults, and older adults. Future efforts should be directed to improve the survival of these severely injured, metabolically depleted, challenging patients.
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- Muhammad Haris Khurshid
- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
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Pumiglia L, Williams JM, Beiling M, Francis AD, Prey BJ, Lammers DT, McClellan JM, Bingham JR, Gurney J, Schreiber M. Mortality in hypotensive combat casualties who require emergent laparotomy in the forward deployed environment. Am J Surg 2024; 231:100-105. [PMID: 38461066 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.02.033] [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: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Mortality rates among hypotensive civilian patients requiring emergent laparotomy exceed 40%. Damage control (DCR) principles were incorporated into the military's Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) in 2008. We examined combat casualties requiring emergent laparotomy to characterize how mortality rates compare to hypotensive civilian trauma patients. METHODS The DoD Trauma Registry (2004-2020) was queried for adults who underwent combat laparotomy. Patients who were hypotensive were compared to normotensive patients. Mortality was the outcome of interest. Mortality rates before (2004-2007) and after (2009-2020) DCR CPG implementation were analyzed. RESULTS 1051 patients were studied. Overall mortality was 6.5% for normotensive casualties and 28.7% for hypotensive casualties. Mortality decreased in normotensive patients but remained unchanged in hypotensive patients following the implementation of the DCR CPG. CONCLUSION Hypotensive combat casualties undergoing emergent laparotomy demonstrated a mortality rate of 29.5%. Despite many advances, mortality rates remain high in hypotensive patients requiring emergent laparotomy.
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- Luke Pumiglia
- Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 9040 Jackson Avenue, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, 98431, USA.
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- Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 9040 Jackson Avenue, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, 98431, USA
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- Oregon Health and Science University, Department of Surgery, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 9040 Jackson Avenue, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, 98431, USA
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- Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 9040 Jackson Avenue, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, 98431, USA
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- University of Alabama-Birmingham, Department of Surgery, 1720 2nd Avenue South Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 9040 Jackson Avenue, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, 98431, USA
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- Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 9040 Jackson Avenue, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, 98431, USA
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- Joint Trauma System, DoD Center of Excellence for Trauma, 3698 Chambers Pass, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234, USA
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- Oregon Health and Science University, Department of Surgery, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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Park C, Loza-Avalos SE, Harvey J, Hirschkorn C, Dultz LA, Dumas RP, Sanders D, Chowdhry V, Starr A, Cripps M. A Real-Time Automated Machine Learning Algorithm for Predicting Mortality in Trauma Patients: Survey Says it's Ready for Prime-Time. Am Surg 2024; 90:655-661. [PMID: 37848176 DOI: 10.1177/00031348231207299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Though artificial intelligence ("AI") has been increasingly applied to patient care, many of these predictive models are retrospective and not readily available for real-time decision-making. This survey-based study aims to evaluate implementation of a new, validated mortality risk calculator (Parkland Trauma Index of Mortality, "PTIM") embedded in our electronic healthrecord ("EHR") that calculates hourly predictions of mortality with high sensitivity and specificity. METHODS This is a prospective, survey-based study performed at a level 1 trauma center. An anonymous survey was sent to surgical providers and regarding PTIM implementation. The PTIM score evaluates 23 variables including Glasgow Coma Score (GCS), vital signs, and laboratory data. RESULTS Of the 40 completed surveys, 35 reported using PTIM in decision-making. Prior to reviewing PTIM, providers identified perceived top 3 predictors of mortality, including GCS (22/38, 58%), age (18/35, 47%), and maximum heart rate (17/35, 45%). Most providers reported the PTIM assisted their treatment decisions (27/35, 77%) and timing of operative intervention (23/35, 66%). Many providers agreed that PTIM integrated into rounds and patient assessment (22/36, 61%) and that it improved efficiency in assessing patients' potential mortality (21/36, 58%). CONCLUSIONS Artificial intelligence algorithms are mostly retrospective and lag in real-time prediction of mortality. To our knowledge, this is the first real-time, automated algorithm predicting mortality in trauma patients. In this small survey-based study, we found PTIM assists in decision-making, timing of intervention, and improves accuracy in assessing mortality. Next steps include evaluating the short- and long-term impact on patient outcomes.
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- Caroline Park
- Division of Burns, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Burns, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Burns, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Burns, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Burns, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Burns, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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LaGrone LN, Stein D, Cribari C, Kaups K, Harris C, Miller AN, Smith B, Dutton R, Bulger E, Napolitano LM. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma/American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma: Clinical protocol for damage-control resuscitation for the adult trauma patient. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2024; 96:510-520. [PMID: 37697470 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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ABSTRACT Damage-control resuscitation in the care of critically injured trauma patients aims to limit blood loss and prevent and treat coagulopathy by combining early definitive hemorrhage control, hypotensive resuscitation, and early and balanced use of blood products (hemostatic resuscitation) and the use of other hemostatic agents. This clinical protocol has been developed to provide evidence-based recommendations for optimal damage-control resuscitation in the care of trauma patients with hemorrhage.
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- Lacey N LaGrone
- From the Department of Surgery (D.S.), University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Surgery (L.N.L., C.C.), UCHealth, Loveland, Colorado; Department of Surgery (K.K), University of California San Francisco Fresno, San Francisco, California; Department of Surgery (C.H.), Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Orthopedic Surgery (A.N.M.), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Surgery (B.S.), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; American Society of Anesthesiologists (R.D.), Anesthesia, Waco, Texas; Department of Surgery (E.B.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; and Department of Surgery (L.M.N.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Dodwad SJM, Isbell KD, Mueck KM, Klugh JM, Meyer DE, Wade CE, Kao LS, Harvin JA. Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Severe Abdominal Trauma: A Secondary Analysis of the Damage Control Laparotomy Trial. J Surg Res 2024; 293:57-63. [PMID: 37716101 PMCID: PMC10841256 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Little is known about patient-reported outcomes (PROs) following abdominal trauma. We hypothesized that patients undergoing definitive laparotomy (DEF) would have better PROs compared to those treated with damage control laparotomy (DCL). METHODS The DCL Trial randomized DEF versus DCL in abdominal trauma. PROs were measured using the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions-5 Levels (EQ-5D) questionnaire at discharge and six months postdischarge (1 = perfect health, 0 = death, and <0 = worse than death) and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist-Civilian. Unadjusted Bayesian analysis with a neutral prior was used to assess the posterior probability of achieving minimal clinically important difference. RESULTS Of 39 randomized patients (21 DEF versus 18 DCL), 8 patients died (7 DEF versus 1 DCL). Of those who survived, 28 completed the EQ-5D at discharge (12 DEF versus 16 DCL) and 25 at 6 mo (12 DEF versus 13 DCL). Most patients were male (79%) with a median age of 30 (interquartile range (IQR) 21-42), suffered blunt injury (56%), and were severely injured (median injury severity score 33, IQR 21 - 42). Median EQ-5D value at discharge was 0.20 (IQR 0.06 - 0.52) DEF versus 0.31 (IQR -0.03 - 0.43) DCL, and at six months 0.51 (IQR 0.30 - 0.74) DEF versus 0.50 (IQR 0.28 - 0.84) DCL. The posterior probability of minimal clinically important difference DEF versus DCL at discharge and six months was 16% and 23%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Functional deficits for trauma patients persist beyond the acute setting regardless of laparotomy status. These deficits warrant longitudinal studies to better inform patients on recovery expectations.
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- Shah-Jahan M Dodwad
- Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-based Practice, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas.
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- Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-based Practice, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-based Practice, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Red Duke Trauma Institute, Memorial Hermann Hospital - Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-based Practice, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-based Practice, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Red Duke Trauma Institute, Memorial Hermann Hospital - Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-based Practice, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Center for Translational Injury Research, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Red Duke Trauma Institute, Memorial Hermann Hospital - Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-based Practice, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Center for Translational Injury Research, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Red Duke Trauma Institute, Memorial Hermann Hospital - Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-based Practice, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Center for Translational Injury Research, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Red Duke Trauma Institute, Memorial Hermann Hospital - Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas
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De Waele JJ, Coccolini F, Lagunes L, Maseda E, Rausei S, Rubio-Perez I, Theodorakopoulou M, Arvanti K. Optimized Treatment of Nosocomial Peritonitis. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:1711. [PMID: 38136745 PMCID: PMC10740749 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12121711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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This comprehensive review aims to provide a practical guide for intensivists, focusing on enhancing patient care associated with nosocomial peritonitis (NP). It explores the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of NP, a significant contributor to the mortality of surgical patients worldwide. NP is, per definition, a hospital-acquired condition and a consequence of gastrointestinal surgery or a complication of other diseases. NP, one of the most prevalent causes of sepsis in surgical Intensive Care Units (ICUs), is often associated with multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria and high mortality rates. Early clinical suspicion and the utilization of various diagnostic tools like biomarkers and imaging are of great importance. Microbiology is often complex, with antimicrobial resistance escalating in many parts of the world. Fungal peritonitis and its risk factors, diagnostic hurdles, and effective management approaches are particularly relevant in patients with NP. Contemporary antimicrobial strategies for treating NP are discussed, including drug resistance challenges and empirical antibiotic regimens. The importance of source control in intra-abdominal infection management, including surgical and non-surgical interventions, is also emphasized. A deeper exploration into the role of open abdomen treatment as a potential option for selected patients is proposed, indicating an area for further investigation. This review underscores the need for more research to advance the best treatment strategies for NP.
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- Jan J. De Waele
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Pisa University Hospital, 56124 Pisa, Italy;
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- Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca CRIPS, 08035 Barcelona, Spain;
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosi, 78210 San Luis Potosi, Mexico
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Hospital Quironsalud Valle del Henares, 28850 Madrid, Spain;
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- General Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Cittiglio-Angera Hospital, ASST SetteLaghi, 21100 Varese, Italy;
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
- Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (Idipaz), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- 1st Department of Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonary Services, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, 10675 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Papageorgiou Hospital, 54646 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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Roberts DJ, Leppäniemi A, Tolonen M, Mentula P, Björck M, Kirkpatrick AW, Sugrue M, Pereira BM, Petersson U, Coccolini F, Latifi R. The open abdomen in trauma, acute care, and vascular and endovascular surgery: comprehensive, expert, narrative review. BJS Open 2023; 7:zrad084. [PMID: 37882630 PMCID: PMC10601091 DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrad084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The open abdomen is an innovation that greatly improved surgical understanding of damage control, temporary abdominal closure, staged abdominal reconstruction, viscera and enteric fistula care, and abdominal wall reconstruction. This article provides an evidence-informed, expert, comprehensive narrative review of the open abdomen in trauma, acute care, and vascular and endovascular surgery. METHODS A group of 12 international trauma, acute care, and vascular and endovascular surgery experts were invited to review current literature and important concepts surrounding the open abdomen. RESULTS The open abdomen may be classified using validated systems developed by a working group in 2009 and modified by the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome-The Abdominal Compartment Society in 2013. It may be indicated in major trauma, intra-abdominal sepsis, vascular surgical emergencies, and severe acute pancreatitis; to facilitate second look laparotomy or avoid or treat abdominal compartment syndrome; and when the abdominal wall cannot be safely closed. Temporary abdominal closure and staged abdominal reconstruction methods include a mesh/sheet, transabdominal wall dynamic fascial traction, negative pressure wound therapy, and hybrid negative pressure wound therapy and dynamic fascial traction. This last method likely has the highest primary fascial closure rates. Direct peritoneal resuscitation is currently an experimental strategy developed to improve primary fascial closure rates and reduce complications in those with an open abdomen. Primary fascial closure rates may be improved by early return to the operating room; limiting use of crystalloid fluids during the surgical interval; and preventing and/or treating intra-abdominal hypertension, enteric fistulae, and intra-abdominal collections after surgery. The majority of failures of primary fascial closure and enteroatmospheric fistula formation may be prevented using effective temporary abdominal closure techniques, providing appropriate resuscitation fluids and nutritional support, and closing the abdomen as early as possible. CONCLUSION Subsequent stages of the innovation of the open abdomen will likely involve the design and conduct of prospective studies to evaluate appropriate indications for its use and effectiveness and safety of the above components of open abdomen management.
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- Derek J Roberts
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Abdominal Center, Department of Abdominal Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Abdominal Center, Department of Abdominal Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Abdominal Center, Department of Abdominal Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- TeleMentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Surgery Letterkenny, University Hospital Donegal, Donegal, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Masters Program in Health Applied Sciences, Vassouras University, Vassouras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Department of Surgery, Campinas Holy House General Surgery Residency Program Director, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA
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Klingebiel FKL, Hasegawa M, Parry J, Balogh ZJ, Sen RK, Kalbas Y, Teuben M, Halvachizadeh S, Pape HC, Pfeifer R. Standard practice in the treatment of unstable pelvic ring injuries: an international survey. INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS 2023; 47:2301-2318. [PMID: 37328569 PMCID: PMC10439026 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-023-05859-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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PURPOSE Unstable pelvic ring injury can result in a life-threatening situation and lead to long-term disability. Established classification systems, recently emerged resuscitative and treatment options as well as techniques, have facilitated expansion in how these injuries can be studied and managed. This study aims to access practice variation in the management of unstable pelvic injuries around the globe. METHODS A standardized questionnaire including 15 questions was developed by experts from the SICOT trauma committee (Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie) and then distributed among members. The survey was conducted online for one month in 2022 with 358 trauma surgeons, encompassing responses from 80 countries (experience > 5 years = 79%). Topics in the questionnaire included surgical and interventional treatment strategies, classification, staging/reconstruction procedures, and preoperative imaging. Answer options for treatment strategies were ranked on a 4-point rating scale with following options: (1) always (A), (2) often (O), (3) seldom (S), and (4) never (N). Stratification was performed according to geographic regions (continents). RESULTS The Young and Burgess (52%) and Tile/AO (47%) classification systems were commonly used. Preoperative three-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) scans were utilized by 93% of respondents. Rescue screws (RS), C-clamps (CC), angioembolization (AE), and pelvic packing (PP) were observed to be rarely implemented in practice (A + O: RS = 24%, CC = 25%, AE = 21%, PP = 25%). External fixation was the most common method temporized fixation (A + O = 71%). Percutaneous screw fixation was the most common definitive fixation technique (A + O = 57%). In contrast, 3D navigation techniques were rarely utilized (A + O = 15%). Most standards in treatment of unstable pelvic ring injuries are implemented equally across the globe. The greatest differences were observed in augmented techniques to bleeding control, such as angioembolization and REBOA, more commonly used in Europe (both), North America (both), and Oceania (only angioembolization). CONCLUSION The Young-Burgess and Tile/AO classifications are used approximately equally across the world. Initial non-invasive stabilization with binders and temporary external fixation are commonly utilized, while specific haemorrhage control techniques such as pelvic packing and angioembolization are rarely and REBOA almost never considered. The substantial regional differences' impact on outcomes needs to be further explored.
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- Felix Karl-Ludwig Klingebiel
- Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Surgical Research, Harald Tscherne Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai’i, Honolulu, HI USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO USA
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- Department of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW Australia
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- Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Surgical Research, Harald Tscherne Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Surgical Research, Harald Tscherne Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Surgical Research, Harald Tscherne Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Surgical Research, Harald Tscherne Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Surgical Research, Harald Tscherne Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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Culbert MH, Nelson A, Obaid O, Castanon L, Hosseinpour H, Anand T, El-Qawaqzeh K, Stewart C, Reina R, Joseph B. Failure-to-rescue and mortality after emergent pediatric trauma laparotomy: How are the children doing? J Pediatr Surg 2023; 58:537-544. [PMID: 36150930 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.08.017] [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: 01/22/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Emergent trauma laparotomy is associated with mortality rates of up to 40%. There is a paucity of data on the outcomes of emergent trauma laparotomies performed in the pediatric population. The aim of our study was to describe the outcomes, including mortality and FTR, among pediatric trauma patients undergoing emergent laparotomy and identify factors associated with failure-to-rescue (FTR). METHODS We performed a one-year (2017) retrospective cohort analysis of the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program dataset. All pediatric trauma patients (age <18 years) who underwent emergent laparotomy (laparotomy performed within 2 h of admission) were included. Outcome measures were major in-hospital complications, overall mortality, and failure-to-rescue (death after in-hospital major complication). Multivariate regression analysis was performed to identify factors independently associated with failure-to-rescue. RESULTS Among 120,553 pediatric trauma patients, 462 underwent emergent laparotomy. Mean age was 14±4 years, 76% of patients were male, 49% were White, and 50% had a penetrating mechanism of injury. Median ISS was 25 [13-36], Abdomen AIS was 3 [2-4], Chest AIS was 2 [1-3], and Head AIS was 2 [0-5]. The median time in ED was 33 [18-69] minutes, and median time to surgery was 49 [33-77] minutes. The most common operative procedures performed were splenectomy (26%), hepatorrhaphy (17%), enterectomy (14%), gastrorrhaphy (14%), and diaphragmatic repair (14%). Only 22% of patients were treated at an ACS Pediatric Level I trauma center. The most common major in-hospital complications were cardiac (9%), followed by infectious (7%) and respiratory (5%). Overall mortality was 21%, and mortality among those presenting with hypotension was 31%. Among those who developed in-hospital major complications, the failure-to-rescue rate was 31%. On multivariate analysis, age younger than 8 years, concomitant severe head injury, and receiving packed red blood cell transfusion within the first 24 h were independently associated with failure-to-rescue. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that emergent trauma laparotomies performed in the pediatric population are associated with high morbidity, mortality, and failure-to-rescue rates. Quality improvement programs may use our findings to improve patient outcomes, by increasing focus on avoiding hospital complications, and further refinement of resuscitation protocols. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level IV STUDY TYPE: Epidemiologic.
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- Michael Hunter Culbert
- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
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Pfeifer R, Klingebiel FKL, Halvachizadeh S, Kalbas Y, Pape HC. How to Clear Polytrauma Patients for Fracture Fixation: Results of a systematic review of the literature. Injury 2023; 54:292-317. [PMID: 36404162 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.11.008] [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: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Early patient assessment is relevant for surgical decision making in severely injured patients and early definitive surgery is known to be beneficial in stable patients. The aim of this systematic review is to extract parameters indicative of risk factors for adverse outcome. Moreover, we aim to improve decision making and separate patients who would benefit from early versus staged definitive surgical fixation. METHODS Following the PRISMA guidelines, a systematic review of peer-reviewed articles in English or German language published between (2000 and 2022) was performed. The primary outcome was the pathophysiological response to polytrauma including coagulopathy, shock/haemorrhage, hypothermia and soft tissue injury (trauma, brain injury, thoracic and abdominal trauma, and musculoskeletal injury) to determine the treatment strategy associated with the least amount of complications. Articles that had used quantitative parameters to distinguish between stable and unstable patients were summarized. Two authors screened articles and discrepancies were resolved by consensus. Quantitative values for relevant parameters indicative of an unstable polytrauma patient were obtained. RESULTS The initial systematic search using MeSH criteria yielded 1550 publications deemed relevant to the following topics (coagulopathy (n = 37), haemorrhage/shock (n = 7), hypothermia (n = 11), soft tissue injury (n = 24)). Thresholds for stable, borderline, unstable and in extremis conditions were defined according to the existing literature as follows: Coagulopathy; International Normalized Ratio (INR) and viscoelastic methods (VEM)/Blood/shock; lactate, systolic blood pressure and haemoglobin, hypothermia; thresholds in degrees Celsius/Soft tissue trauma: traumatic brain injury, thoracic and abdominal trauma and musculoskeletal trauma. CONCLUSION In this systematic literature review, we summarize publications by focusing on different pathways that stimulate pathophysiological cascades and remote organ damage. We propose that these parameters can be used for clinical decision making within the concept of safe definitive surgery (SDS) in the treatment of severely injured patients.
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- Roman Pfeifer
- Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Sibilla MG, Cremonini C, Portinari M, Carcoforo P, Tartaglia D, Cicuttin E, Musetti S, Strambi S, Sartelli M, Radica MK, Catena F, Chiarugi M, Coccolini F, Salvetti F, Negoi I, Zese M, Occhionorelli S, Shlyapnikov S, Sugrue M, Demetrashvili Z, Dondossola D, Ioannidis O, Novelli G, Frattini C, Nacoti M, Khor D, Inaba K, Demetriades D, Kaussen T, Jusoh AC, Ghannam W, Sakakushev B, Guetta O, Dogjani A, Costa S, Singh S, Damaskos D, Isik A, Yuan KC, Trotta F, Rausei S, Martinez-Perez A, Bellanova G, Fonseca VC, Hernández F, Marinis A, Fernandes W, Quiodettis M, Bala M, Vereczkei A, Curado R, Fraga GP, Pereira BM, Gachabayov M, Chagerben GP, Arellano ML, Ozyazici S, Costa G, Tezcaner T, Porta M, Li Y, Karateke F, Manatakis D, Mariani F, Lora F, Sahderov I, Atanasov B, Zegarra S, Fattori L, Ivatury R, Xiao J, Ben-Ishay O, Zharikov A, Dubuisson V. Patients with an Open Abdomen in Asian, American and European Continents: A Comparative Analysis from the International Register of Open Abdomen (IROA). World J Surg 2023; 47:142-151. [PMID: 36326921 PMCID: PMC9726668 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-022-06733-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND International register of open abdomen (IROA) enrolls patients from several centers in American, European, and Asiatic continent. The aim of our study is to compare the characteristics, management and clinical outcome of adult patients treated with OA in the three continents. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective analysis of adult patients enrolled in the international register of open abdomen (IROA). TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT02382770. RESULTS 1183 patients were enrolled from American, European and Asiatic Continent. Median age was 63 years (IQR 49-74) and was higher in the European continent (65 years, p < 0.001); 57% were male. The main indication for OA was peritonitis (50.6%) followed by trauma (15.4%) and vascular emergency (13.5%) with differences among the continents (p < 0.001). Commercial NPWT was preferred in America and Europe (77.4% and 52.3% of cases) while Barker vacuum pack (48.2%) was the preferred temporary abdominal closure technique in Asia (p < 0.001). Definitive abdominal closure was achieved in 82.3% of cases in America (fascial closure in 90.2% of cases) and in 56.4% of cases in Asia (p < 0.001). Prosthesis were mostly used in Europe (17.3%, p < 0.001). The overall entero-atmospheric fistula rate 2.5%. Median open abdomen duration was 4 days (IQR 2-7). The overall intensive care unit and hospital length-of-stay were, respectively, 8 and 11 days (no differences between continents). The overall morbidity and mortality rates for America, Europe, and Asia were, respectively, 75.8%, 75.3%, 91.8% (p = 0.001) and 31.9%, 51.6%, 56.9% (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION There is no uniformity in OA management in the different continents. Heterogeneous adherence to international guidelines application is evident. Different temporary abdominal closure techniques in relation to indications led to different outcomes across the continents. Adherence to guidelines, combined with more consistent data, will ultimately allow to improving knowledge and outcome.
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- Maria Grazia Sibilla
- Department of Surgery, Unit of General Surgery, University Hospital of Ferrara and University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisia,1, 56124 Pisa, 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 Surgery, Unit of General Surgery, University Hospital of Ferrara and University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisia,1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisia,1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisia,1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisia,1, 56124 Pisa, 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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- Emergency Surgery, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisia,1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisia,1, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
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Driessen MLS, de Jongh MAC, Sturms LM, Bloemers FW, Ten Duis HJ, Edwards MJR, Hartog DD, Leenhouts PA, Poeze M, Schipper IB, Spanjersberg RW, Wendt KW, de Wit RJ, van Zutphen SWAM, Leenen LPH. Severe isolated injuries have a high impact on resource use and mortality: a Dutch nationwide observational study. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2022; 48:4267-4276. [PMID: 35445813 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-022-01972-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE The Berlin poly-trauma definition (BPD) has proven to be a valuable way of identifying patients with at least a 20% risk of mortality, by combining anatomical injury characteristics with the presence of physiological risk factors (PRFs). Severe isolated injuries (SII) are excluded from the BPD. This study describes the characteristics, resource use and outcomes of patients with SII according to their injured body region, and compares them with those included in the BPD. METHODS Data were extracted from the Dutch National Trauma Registry between 2015 and 2019. SII patients were defined as those with an injury with an Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) score ≥ 4 in one body region, with at most minor additional injuries (AIS ≤ 2). We performed an SII subgroup analysis per AIS region of injury. Multivariable linear and logistic regression models were used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) for SII subgroup patient outcomes, and resource needs. RESULTS A total of 10.344 SII patients were included; 47.8% were ICU admitted, and the overall mortality was 19.5%. The adjusted risk of death was highest for external (2.5, CI 1.9-3.2) and for head SII (2.0, CI 1.7-2.2). Patients with SII to the abdomen (2.3, CI 1.9-2.8) and thorax (1.8, CI 1.6-2.0) had a significantly higher risk of ICU admission. The highest adjusted risk of disability was recorded for spine injuries (10.3, CI 8.3-12.8). The presence of ≥ 1 PRFs was associated with higher mortality rates compared to their poly-trauma counterparts, displaying rates of at least 15% for thoracic, 17% for spine, 22% for head and 49% for external SII. CONCLUSION A severe isolated injury is a high-risk entity and should be recognized and treated as such. The addition of PRFs to the isolated anatomical injury criteria contributes to the identification of patients with SII at risk of worse outcomes.
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- Mitchell L S Driessen
- Dutch Network Emergency Care ((LNAZ)), Newtonlaan 115, 3584 BH, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Network Emergency Care Brabant, P.O. Box 90151, 5000 LC, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Dutch Network Emergency Care ((LNAZ)), Newtonlaan 115, 3584 BH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location VU, P.O. Box 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, 618., P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Trauma Research Unit, Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, P.O. Box 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, P.O Box 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen,, The Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Medical Spectrum Twente, P.O. Box 50000, 7500 KA, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Elisabeth Two Cities Hospital, P.O. Box 90151, 5000 LC, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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van Wessem KJP, Leenen LPH, Hietbrink F. Physiology dictated treatment after severe trauma: timing is everything. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2022; 48:3969-3979. [PMID: 35218406 PMCID: PMC9532323 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-022-01916-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Damage control strategies in resuscitation and (fracture) surgery have become standard of care in the treatment of severely injured patients. It is suggested that damage control improves survival and decreases the incidence of organ failure. However, these strategies can possibly increase the risk of complications such as infections. Indication for damage control procedures is guided by physiological parameters, type of injury, and the surgeon's experience. We analyzed outcomes of severely injured patients who underwent emergency surgery. METHODS Severely injured patients, admitted to a level-1 trauma center ICU from 2016 to 2020 who were in need of ventilator support and required immediate surgical intervention ( ≤24 h) were included. Demographics, treatment, and outcome parameters were analyzed. RESULTS Hundred ninety-five patients were identified with a median ISS of 33 (IQR 25-38). Ninety-seven patients underwent immediate definitive surgery (ETC group), while 98 patients were first treated according to damage control principles with abbreviated surgery (DCS group). Although ISS was similar in both groups, DCS patients were younger, suffered from more severe truncal injuries, were more frequently in shock with more severe acidosis and coagulopathy, and received more blood products. ETC patients with traumatic brain injury needed more often a craniotomy. Seventy-four percent of DCS patients received definitive surgery in the second surgical procedure. There was no difference in mortality, nor any other outcome including organ failure and infections. CONCLUSIONS When in severely injured patients treatment is dictated by physiology into either early definitive surgery or damage control with multiple shorter procedures stretched over several days combined with aggressive resuscitation with blood products, outcome is comparable in terms of complications.
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- Karlijn J P van Wessem
- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Assessing Factor V Antigen and Degradation Products in Burn and Trauma Patients. J Surg Res 2022; 274:169-177. [PMID: 35180493 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.12.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Proposed mechanisms of acute traumatic coagulopathy (ATC) include decreased clotting potential due to factor consumption and proteolytic inactivation of factor V (FV) and activated factor V (FVa) by activated protein C (aPC). The role of FV/FVa depletion or inactivation in burn-induced coagulopathy is not well characterized. This study evaluates FV dynamics following burn and nonburn trauma. METHODS Burn and trauma patients were prospectively enrolled. Western blotting was performed on admission plasma to quantitate levels of FV antigen and to assess for aPC or other proteolytically derived FV/FVa degradation products. Statistical analysis was performed with Spearman's, Chi-square, Mann-Whitney U test, and logistic regression. RESULTS Burn (n = 60) and trauma (n = 136) cohorts showed similar degrees of FV consumption with median FV levels of 76% versus 73% (P = 0.65) of normal, respectively. Percent total body surface area (TBSA) was not correlated with FV, nor were significant differences in median FV levels observed between low and high TBSA groups. The injury severity score (ISS) in trauma patients was inversely correlated with FV (ρ = -0.26; P = 0.01) and ISS ≥ 25 was associated with a lower FV antigen level (64% versus. 93%; P = 0.009). The proportion of samples showing proteolysis-derived FV was greater in trauma than burn patients (42% versus. 16%; P = 0.0006). CONCLUSIONS Increasing traumatic injury severity is associated with decreased FV antigen levels, and a greater proportion of trauma patient samples exhibit proteolytically degraded FV fragments. These associations are not present in burns, suggesting that mechanisms underlying FV depletion in burn and nonburn trauma are not identical.
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Adams D, McDonald PL, Sullo E, Merkle AB, Nunez T, Sarani B, Shackelford SA, Bowyer MW, van der Wees P. Management of non-compressible torso hemorrhage of the abdomen in civilian and military austere/remote environments: protocol for a scoping review. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2021; 6:e000811. [PMID: 34746436 PMCID: PMC8527150 DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2021-000811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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The management of non-compressible torso hemorrhage in military austere/remote environments is a leading cause of potentially preventable death in the prehospital/battlefield environment that has not shown a decrease in mortality in 26 years. Numerous conceptual innovations to manage non-compressible torso hemorrhage have been developed without proven effectiveness in this setting. This scoping review aims to assess the current literature to define non-compressible torso hemorrhage in civilian and military austere/remote environments, assess current innovations and the effectiveness of these innovations, assess the current knowledge gaps and potential future innovations in the management of non-compressible torso hemorrhage in civilian and military austere/remote environments, and assess the translational health science perspective of the current literature and its potential effect on public health. The Joanna Briggs Institute for evidence synthesis will guide this scoping review to completion. A nine-step development process, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist, will be used to enhance the methodological and reporting quality of this scoping review. The Participant, Concept, Context framework will broaden this scoping review's reach in developing a comprehensive search strategy. Thirty years will be explored to assess all relevant literature to ensure a thorough search. Two researchers will explore all the discovered literature and develop consensus on the selected literature included in this scoping review. The article will undergo review and data extraction for data analysis. The knowledge to action framework will guide the knowledge synthesis and creation of this scoping review. A narrative synthesis will systematically review and synthesize the collected literature to produce and explain a broad conclusion of the selected literature. Lastly, a consultation exercise in the form of qualitative interviews will be conducted to assess the thematic analysis results and validate the result of this scoping review. This scoping review will require Institutional Review Board approval for the expert consultation in the form of qualitative interviews. Consultants' identifying information will remain confidential. The collected and analyzed data from this scoping review will identify gaps in the literature to create an evidence-informed protocol for the management of non-compressible torso hemorrhage of the abdomen in civilian and military austere/remote environments. The results of this scoping review will be distributed in peer-reviewed journals and educational, medical presentations. Scoping Review Protocol, Level IV.
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- Donald Adams
- Translational Health Science, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Clinical Research and Leadership Department, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Sutter Capital Pavilion, Sutter Health, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Joint Trauma System, Defense Center of Excellence for Trauma, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- The Norman M Rich Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, PhD program in Translational Health Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Roberts DJ, Faris PD, Ball CG, Kirkpatrick AW, Moore EE, Feliciano DV, Rhee P, D'Amours S, Stelfox HT. Variation in use of damage control laparotomy for trauma by trauma centers in the United States, Canada, and Australasia. World J Emerg Surg 2021; 16:53. [PMID: 34649583 PMCID: PMC8515656 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-021-00396-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background It is unknown how frequently damage control (DC) laparotomy is used across trauma centers in different countries. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of trauma centers in the United States, Canada, and Australasia to study variations in use of the procedure and predictors of more frequent use of DC laparotomy. Methods A self-administered, electronic, cross-sectional survey of trauma centers in the United States, Canada, and Australasia was conducted. The survey collected information about trauma center and program characteristics. It also asked how often the trauma program director estimated DC laparotomy was performed on injured patients at that center on average over the last year. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify predictors of a higher reported frequency of use of DC laparotomy. Results Of the 366 potentially eligible trauma centers sent the survey, 199 (51.8%) trauma program directors or leaders responded [United States = 156 (78.4%), Canada = 26 (13.1%), and Australasia = 17 (8.5%)]. The reported frequency of use of DC laparotomy was highly variable across trauma centers. DC laparotomy was used more frequently in level-1 than level-2 or -3 trauma centers. Further, high-volume level-1 centers used DC laparotomy significantly more often than lower volume level-1 centers (p = 0.02). Nearly half (48.4%) of high-volume volume level-1 trauma centers reported using the procedure at least once weekly. Significant adjusted predictors of more frequent use of DC laparotomy included country of origin [odds ratio (OR) for the United States vs. Canada = 7.49; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.39–40.27], level-1 verification status (OR = 6.02; 95% CI 2.01–18.06), and the assessment of a higher number of severely injured (Injury Severity Scale score > 15) patients (OR per-100 patients = 1.62; 95% CI 1.20–2.18) and patients with penetrating injuries (OR per-5% increase = 1.27; 95% CI 1.01–1.58) in the last year. Conclusions The reported frequency of use of DC laparotomy was highly variable across trauma centers. Those centers that most need to evaluate the benefit-to-risk ratio of using DC laparotomy in different scenarios may include high-volume, level-1 trauma centers, particularly those that often manage penetrating injuries. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13017-021-00396-7.
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- Derek J Roberts
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Room A-280, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4E9, Canada. .,The Ottawa Hospital Trauma Program, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada. .,School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. .,Clinical Epidemiology Program, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada. .,The O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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- The O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Health Services Statistical and Analytic Methods, Data and Analytics (DIMR), Alberta Health Services, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- The O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Surgery, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Oncology, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Regional Trauma Services, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Regional Trauma Services, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine and the Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, Section of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
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- South Western Sydney Clinical School, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Acute Care Surgery Unit, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW, Australia
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- The O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Rijnhout TWH, Duijst J, Noorman F, Zoodsma M, van Waes OJF, Verhofstad MHJ, Hoencamp R. Platelet to erythrocyte transfusion ratio and mortality in massively transfused trauma patients. A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2021; 91:759-771. [PMID: 34225351 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Platelet transfusion during major hemorrhage is important and often embedded in massive transfusion protocols. However, the optimal ratio of platelets to erythrocytes (platelet-rich plasma [PLT]/red blood cell [RBC] ratio) remains unclear. We hypothesized that high PLT/RBC ratios, as compared with low PLT/RBC ratios, are associated with improved survival in patients requiring massive transfusion. METHODS Four databases (Pubmed, CINAHL, EMBASE, and Cochrane) were systematically screened for literatures published until January 21, 2021, to determine the effect of PLT/RBC ratio on the primary outcome measure mortality at 1 hour to 6 hours and 24 hours and at 28 days to 30 days. Studies comparing various PLT/RBC ratios were included in the meta-analysis. Secondary outcomes included intensive care unit length of stay and in-hospital length of stay and total blood component use. The study protocol was registered in PROSPERO under number CRD42020165648. RESULTS The search identified a total of 8903 records. After removing the duplicates and second screening of title, abstract, and full text, a total of 59 articles were included in the analysis. Of these articles, 12 were included in the meta-analysis. Mortality at 1 hour to 6 hours, 24 hours, and 28 days to 30 days was significantly lower for high PLT/RBC ratios as compared with low PLT/RBC ratios. CONCLUSION Higher PLT/RBC ratios are associated with significantly lower 1-hour to 6-hour, 24-hour, 28-day to 30-day mortalities as compared with lower PLT/RBC ratios. The optimal PLT/RBC ratio for massive transfusion in trauma patients is approximately 1:1. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Systematic review and meta-analysis, therapeutic Level III.
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- Tim W H Rijnhout
- From the Department of Surgery (T.W.H.R., R.H.), Alrijne Medical Center, Leiderdorp; Trauma Research Unit, Department of Surgery (T.W.H.R., O.J.F.vW., M.H.J.V., R.H.), Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (J.D.), Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht; Military Blood Bank (F.N., M.Z.), Defense Healthcare Organization (R.H.), Ministry of Defense, Utrecht; and Department of Surgery (R.H.), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Trauma Team Activation: Which Surgical Capability Is Immediately Required in Polytrauma? A Retrospective, Monocentric Analysis of Emergency Procedures Performed on 751 Severely Injured Patients. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10194335. [PMID: 34640353 PMCID: PMC8509393 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10194335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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There has been an ongoing discussion as to which interventions should be carried out by an “organ specialist” (for example, a thoracic or visceral surgeon) or by a trauma surgeon with appropriate general surgical training in polytrauma patients. However, there are only limited data about which exact emergency interventions are immediately carried out. This retrospective data analysis of one Level 1 trauma center includes adult polytrauma patients, as defined according to the Berlin definition. The primary outcome was the four most common emergency surgical interventions (ESI) performed during primary resuscitation. Out of 1116 patients, 751 (67.3%) patients (male gender, 530, 74.3%) met the inclusion criteria. The median age was 39 years (IQR: 25, 58) and the median injury severity score (ISS) was 38 (IQR: 29, 45). In total, 711 (94.7%) patients had at least one ESI. The four most common ESI were the insertion of a chest tube (48%), emergency laparotomy (26.3%), external fixation (23.5%), and the insertion of an intracranial pressure probe (ICP) (19.3%). The initial emergency treatment of polytrauma patients include a limited spectrum of potential life-saving interventions across distinct body regions. Polytrauma care would benefit from the 24/7 availability of a trauma team able to perform basic potentially life-saving surgical interventions, including chest tube insertion, emergency laparotomy, placing external fixators, and ICP insertion.
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Harvin JA, Adams SD, Dodwad SJM, Isbell KD, Pedroza C, Green C, Tyson JE, Taub EA, Meyer DE, Moore LJ, Albarado R, McNutt MK, Kao LS, Wade CE, Holcomb JB. Damage control laparotomy in trauma: a pilot randomized controlled trial. The DCL trial. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2021; 6:e000777. [PMID: 34423135 PMCID: PMC8323393 DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2021-000777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Background Although widely used in treating severe abdominal trauma, damage control laparotomy (DCL) has not been assessed in any randomized controlled trial. We conducted a pilot trial among patients for whom our surgeons had equipoise and hypothesized that definitive laparotomy (DEF) would reduce major abdominal complications (MAC) or death within 30 days compared with DCL. Methods Eligible patients undergoing emergency laparotomy were randomized during surgery to DCL or DEF from July 2016 to May 2019. The primary outcome was MAC or death within 30 days. Prespecified frequentist and Bayesian analyses were performed. Results Of 489 eligible patients, 39 patients were randomized (DCL 18, DEF 21) and included. Groups were similar in demographics and mechanism of injury. The DEF group had a higher Injury Severity Score (DEF median 34 (IQR 20, 43) vs DCL 29 (IQR 22, 41)) and received more prerandomization blood products (DEF median red blood cells 8 units (IQR 6, 11) vs DCL 6 units (IQR 2, 11)). In unadjusted analyses, the DEF group had more MAC or death within 30 days (1.71, 95% CI 0.81 to 3.63, p=0.159) due to more deaths within 30 days (DEF 33% vs DCL 0%, p=0.010). Adjustment for Injury Severity Score and prerandomization blood products reduced the risk ratio for MAC or death within 30 days to 1.54 (95% CI 0.71 to 3.32, p=0.274). The Bayesian probability that DEF increased MAC or death within 30 days was 85% in unadjusted analyses and 66% in adjusted analyses. Conclusion The findings of our single center pilot trial were inconclusive. Outcomes were not worse with DCL and, in fact, may have been better. A randomized clinical trial of DCL is feasible and a larger, multicenter trial is needed to compare DCL and DEF for patients with severe abdominal trauma. Level of evidence Level II.
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- John A Harvin
- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Translational Injury Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Translational Injury Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Translational Injury Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Translational Injury Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Translational Injury Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Translational Injury Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Translational Injury Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Translational Injury Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Translational Injury Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Translational Injury Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Translational Injury Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Center for Injury Science, The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Góes AMDO, Maurity MP, do Amaral CAC. Damage control for subclavian artery injury. J Vasc Bras 2021; 19:e20200007. [PMID: 34290751 PMCID: PMC8276654 DOI: 10.1590/1677-5449.200007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Mortality from penetrating traumas involving the subclavian vessels can be as high as 60% in pre-hospital settings. Operating room mortality is in the range of 5-30%. This paper presents a case in which a strategy for damage control was employed for a patient with an injury to the origin of the left subclavian artery, using subclavian ligation, with no need for any other intervention, and maintaining viability of the left upper limb via collateral circulation. The authors also review surgical approaches and treatment strategies with a focus on damage control in subclavian vessel injuries.
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- Adenauer Marinho de Oliveira Góes
- Cirurgia Vascular, Hospital Metropolitano de Urgência e Emergência - HMUE, Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.,Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Pará - UFPA, Belém, PA, Brasil
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- Cirurgia Geral, Hospital Metropolitano de Urgência e Emergência - HMUE, Ananindeua, PA, Brasil
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Feliciano DV. Needs damage control. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2021; 6:e000757. [PMID: 34151027 PMCID: PMC8183274 DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2021-000757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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- David V Feliciano
- Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Roberts DJ, Bobrovitz N, Zygun DA, Kirkpatrick AW, Ball CG, Faris PD, Stelfox HT. Evidence for use of damage control surgery and damage control interventions in civilian trauma patients: a systematic review. World J Emerg Surg 2021; 16:10. [PMID: 33706763 PMCID: PMC7951941 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-021-00352-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although damage control (DC) surgery is widely assumed to reduce mortality in critically injured patients, survivors often suffer substantial morbidity, suggesting that it should only be used when indicated. The purpose of this systematic review was to determine which indications for DC have evidence that they are reliable and/or valid (and therefore in which clinical situations evidence supports use of DC or that DC improves outcomes). METHODS We searched 11 databases (1950-April 1, 2019) for studies that enrolled exclusively civilian trauma patients and reported data on the reliability (consistency of surgical decisions in a given clinical scenario) or content (surgeons would perform DC in that clinical scenario or the indication predicted use of DC in practice), construct (were associated with poor outcomes), or criterion (were associated with improved outcomes when DC was conducted instead of definitive surgery) validity for suggested indications for DC surgery or DC interventions. RESULTS Among 34,979 citations identified, we included 36 cohort studies and three cross-sectional surveys in the systematic review. Of the 59 unique indications for DC identified, 10 had evidence of content validity [e.g., a major abdominal vascular injury or a packed red blood cell (PRBC) volume exceeding the critical administration threshold], nine had evidence of construct validity (e.g., unstable patients with combined abdominal vascular and pancreas gunshot injuries or an iliac vessel injury and intraoperative acidosis), and six had evidence of criterion validity (e.g., penetrating trauma patients requiring > 10 U PRBCs with an abdominal vascular and multiple abdominal visceral injuries or intraoperative hypothermia, acidosis, or coagulopathy). No studies evaluated the reliability of indications. CONCLUSIONS Few indications for DC surgery or DC interventions have evidence supporting that they are reliable and/or valid. DC should be used with respect for the uncertainty regarding its effectiveness, and only in circumstances where definitive surgery cannot be entertained.
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- Derek J Roberts
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. .,Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.,The Regional Trauma Program, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,The Regional Trauma Program, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Oncology, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Alberta Health Sciences Research-Research Analytics, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.,O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Boutonnet M, Benbrika W, Facione J, Travers S, Boddaert G, Colas MD, Hornez E, Mathieu L, de Régloix S, Daban JL, Leclerc T, Pasquier P, Ausset S. Traum'cast: an online, open-access educational video podcast series for teaching military trauma care to all healthcare providers. BMJ SIMULATION & TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING 2021; 7:438-440. [DOI: 10.1136/bmjstel-2020-000799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The aim of this paper was to describe the development of ‘Traum’cast’, an ambitious project to create a high-quality, open-access, 12-week video podcast programme providing evidence-based continuing medical education for civilian and military healthcare practitioners dedicated to the management of trauma caused by weapons of war. The management of such patients became a particular public health issue in France following the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, which highlighted the need for all healthcare professionals to have appropriate knowledge and training in such situations. In 2016, the French Health General Direction asked the French Military Medical Service (FMMS) to create a task force and to use its unique and considerable experience to produce high-quality educational material on key themes including war injuries, combat casualty care, triage, damage control surgery, transfusion strategies, psychological injury and rehabilitation. The material was produced by FMMS and first broadcast in French and for free, on the official FMMS YouTube channel in September 2020. Traum’cast provides evidence-based continuing medical education for civilian and military healthcare practitioners. Traum’cast is an educational innovation that meets a public health requirement.
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Jakob DA, Benjamin ER, Lewis M, Liasidis P, Demetriades D. Damage Control Laparotomy in the Cirrhotic Trauma Patient is Highly Lethal: A Matched Cohort Study. Am Surg 2021; 88:1657-1662. [PMID: 33635099 DOI: 10.1177/0003134821998673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Damage control laparotomy (DCL) has revolutionized trauma care and is considered the standard of care for severely injured patients requiring laparotomy. The role of DCL in cirrhotic patients has not been investigated. METHODS A matched cohort study using American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program database including patients undergoing DCL within 24 hours of admission. A 1:2 cohort matching of cirrhotic vs. non-cirrhotic patients was matched for the following criteria: age (>55, ≤55 years), gender, mechanism of injury (blunt and penetrating), injury severity score (ISS) (≤25, >25), head/face/neck Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) (<3, ≥3), chest AIS (<3, ≥3), abdominal AIS (<3, ≥3), and overall comorbidities. Outcomes between the 2 cohorts were subsequently compared with univariable analysis. RESULTS Overall, 1151 patients with DCL within 24 hours were identified, 29 (2.5%) with liver cirrhosis. Six cirrhotic patients were excluded because there were no suitable matching controls. The remaining 23 cirrhotic patients were matched with 46 non-cirrhotic patients. Overall mortality in the cirrhotic group was 65% vs. 26% in the non-cirrhotic group (P = .002). The higher mortality rate in cirrhotic vs. non-cirrhotic patients was accentuated in the group with ISS >25 (83% vs. 33%; P = .005). 40% of the deaths in cirrhotic patients occurred after 10 days of admission, compared to only 8% in non-cirrhotic patients (P = .091). The total blood product use within 24 hours was significantly higher in cirrhotic than non-cirrhotic patients [33 (14-46) units vs. 19.9 (4-32) units; P = .044]. CONCLUSION Cirrhotic trauma patients undergoing DCL have a very high mortality. A significant number of deaths occur late and alternative methods of physiological support should be considered.
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- Dominik A Jakob
- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, University of Southern California Los Angeles, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, University of Southern California Los Angeles, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, University of Southern California Los Angeles, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, University of Southern California Los Angeles, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, University of Southern California Los Angeles, USA
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Okishio Y, Ueda K, Nasu T, Kawashima S, Kunitatsu K, Kato S. Is open abdominal management useful in nontrauma emergency surgery for older adults? A single-center retrospective study. Surg Today 2021; 51:1285-1291. [PMID: 33420826 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-020-02214-0] [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: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Open abdominal management (OAM) is being adopted increasingly frequently in nontrauma patients. This study assessed the effectiveness of OAM in nontrauma older adults. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed all adults who underwent nontrauma emergency laparotomy requiring postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) management between September 2012 and August 2017 at our hospital. Patients ≥ 80 years old, who underwent OAM, were compared with those < 80 years old. The primary outcome was the 90-day mortality. Secondary outcomes were the 30-day mortality, unplanned relaparotomy, and the ICU length of stay (LOS). RESULTS The OAM group comprised 58 patients, including 27 who were ≥ 80 years old. The patients ≥ 80 years old in the OAM group had a significantly higher 90-day mortality rate (33% vs. 10%; p = 0.027) than those < 80 years old. There were no significant differences in the 30-day mortality rate, patients' unplanned relaparotomy rate, or ICU LOS between the patients ≥ 80 years old and those < 80 in the OAM group. CONCLUSIONS Older adults who underwent OAM had a significantly higher mortality rate than younger patients. However, the OAM strategy for older nontrauma patients may still be useful and reasonable considering the severe condition of these patients.
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- Yuko Okishio
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan.
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
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Psychometric Findings for the SCAR-Q Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Based on 731 Children and Adults with Surgical, Traumatic, and Burn Scars from Four Countries. Plast Reconstr Surg 2020; 146:331e-338e. [DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000007078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pfeifer R, Kalbas Y, Coimbra R, Leenen L, Komadina R, Hildebrand F, Halvachizadeh S, Akhtar M, Peralta R, Fattori L, Mariani D, Hasler RM, Lefering R, Marzi I, Pitance F, Osterhoff G, Volpin G, Weil Y, Wendt K, Pape HC. Indications and interventions of damage control orthopedic surgeries: an expert opinion survey. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2020; 47:2081-2092. [PMID: 32458046 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-020-01386-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to gather an expert opinion survey and to evaluate the suitability of summarized indications and interventions for DCO. BACKGROUND The indications to perform temporary surgery in musculoskeletal injuries may vary during the hospitalization and have not been defined. We performed a literature review and an expert opinion survey about the indications for damage control orthopaedics (DCO). METHODS Part I: A literature review was performed on the basis of the PubMed library search. Publications were screened for damage control interventions in the following anatomic regions: "Spine", "Pelvis", "Extremities" and "Soft Tissues". A standardized questionnaire was developed including a list of damage control interventions and associated indications. Part II: Development of the expert opinion survey: experienced trauma and orthopaedic surgeons participated in the consensus process. RESULTS Part I: A total of 646 references were obtained on the basis of the MeSH terms search. 74 manuscripts were included. Part II: Twelve experts in the field of polytrauma management met at three consensus meetings. We identified 12 interventions and 79 indications for DCO. In spinal trauma, percutaneous interventions were determined beneficial. Traction was considered harmful. For isolated injuries, a new terminology should be used: "MusculoSkeletal Temporary Surgery". CONCLUSION This review demonstrates a detailed description of the management consensus for abbreviated musculoskeletal surgeries. It was consented that early fixation is crucial for all major fractures, and certain indications for DCO were dropped. Authors propose a distinct terminology to separate local (MuST surgery) versus systemic (polytrauma: DCO) scenarios.
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- Roman Pfeifer
- Department of Trauma, University of Zurich, UniversitätsSpital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Trauma, University of Zurich, UniversitätsSpital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Riverside University Health System and Loma Linda University, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Traumatology, General and Teaching Hospital Celje, Medical Faculty Ljubljana University, 3000, Celje, Slovenia
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- Department of Trauma, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma, University of Zurich, UniversitätsSpital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Trauma, University of Zurich, UniversitätsSpital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Surgical Department (Hamad General Hospital), Hamad Medical Corporation, HMC, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Surgery, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milan Bicocca, G.B. Pergolesi 33, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Emergency General Surgery, Legnano Hospital, ASST Ovest Milanese, Legnano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Trauma, University of Zurich, UniversitätsSpital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- IFOM, Institute for Research in Operative Medicine, Faculty of Health, University Witten/Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Straße 200, 51109, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, CHR De La Citadelle, Liege, Belgium
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma, and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, EMMS Hospital, Nazareth, Affiliated to Galilee Medical Faculty Zfat, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Orthopaedic Trauma Unit, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Hanzeplein 1, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma, University of Zurich, UniversitätsSpital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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Western Trauma Association critical decisions in trauma: Management of the open abdomen after damage control surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020; 87:1232-1238. [PMID: 31205219 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Terrorist attacks: common injuries and initial surgical management. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2020; 46:683-694. [PMID: 32342113 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-020-01342-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Terrorism-related incidents and shootings that involve the use of war weapons and explosives are associated with gunshot and blast injuries. Despite the perceived threat of terrorism, these incidents and injuries are rare in Germany. For this reason, healthcare providers are unlikely to have a full understanding of the special aspects of managing these types of injuries. Until a clear and complete picture of the situation is available after a terrorist or shooter incident, tactical and strategic approaches to the clinical management of the injured must be tailored to circumstances that have the potential to overwhelm resources temporarily. Hospitals providing initial care must be aware that the first patients who are taken to medical facilities will present with uncontrollable bleeding from injuries to the trunk and body cavities. To improve the outcome of these patients in extremis, the aim of the index surgery is to stop the bleeding and control the contamination. Unlike damage control surgery, which is tailored to the patient's condition, tactical abbreviated surgical care (TASC) is first and foremost adapted to the overall situation. Once the patients are stabilised and all information on the situation is available, the surgical management and reconstruction of gunshot and blast injuries can follow the principles of damage control (DC) and definitive early total care (ETC). The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the pathophysiology of gunshot and blast injuries, wound ballistics, and the approach and procedures of successful surgical management.
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Better understanding the utilization of damage control laparotomy: A multi-institutional quality improvement project. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020; 87:27-34. [PMID: 31260424 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rates of damage control laparotomy (DCL) vary widely and consensus on appropriate indications does not exist. The purposes of this multicenter quality improvement (QI) project were to decrease the use of DCL and to identify indications where consensus exists. METHODS In 2016, six US Level I trauma centers performed a yearlong, QI project utilizing a single QI tool: audit and feedback. Each emergent trauma laparotomy was prospectively reviewed. Damage control laparotomy cases were adjudicated based on the majority vote of faculty members as being appropriate or potentially, in retrospect, safe for definitive laparotomy. The rate of DCL for 2 years prior (2014 and 2015) was retrospectively collected and used as a control. To account for secular trends of DCL, interrupted time series was used to effectiveness of the QI interventions. RESULTS Eight hundred seventy-two emergent laparotomies were performed: 73% definitive laparotomies, 24% DCLs, and 3% intraoperative deaths. Of the 209 DCLs, 162 (78%) were voted appropriate, and 47 (22%) were voted to have been potentially safe for definitive laparotomy. Rates of DCL ranged from 16% to 34%. Common indications for DCL for which consensus existed were packing (103/115 [90%] appropriate) and hemodynamic instability (33/40 [83%] appropriate). The only common indication for which primary closure at the initial laparotomy could have been safely performed was avoiding a planned second look (16/32 [50%] appropriate). CONCLUSION A single faceted QI intervention failed to decrease the rate of DCL at six US Level I trauma centers. However, opportunities for improvement in safely decreasing the rate of DCL were present. Second look laparotomy appears to lack consensus as an indication for DCL and may represent a target to decrease the rate of DCL after injury. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Epidemiological study with one negative criterion, level III.
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Early Identification of Trauma-induced Coagulopathy: Development and Validation of a Multivariable Risk Prediction Model. Ann Surg 2020; 274:e1119-e1128. [PMID: 31972649 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to develop and validate a risk prediction tool for trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC), to support early therapeutic decision-making. BACKGROUND TIC exacerbates hemorrhage and is associated with higher morbidity and mortality. Early and aggressive treatment of TIC improves outcome. However, injured patients that develop TIC can be difficult to identify, which may compromise effective treatment. METHODS A Bayesian Network (BN) prediction model was developed using domain knowledge of the causal mechanisms of TIC, and trained using data from 600 patients recruited into the Activation of Coagulation and Inflammation in Trauma (ACIT) study. Performance (discrimination, calibration, and accuracy) was tested using 10-fold cross-validation and externally validated on data from new patients recruited at 3 trauma centers. RESULTS Rates of TIC in the derivation and validation cohorts were 11.8% and 11.0%, respectively. Patients who developed TIC were significantly more likely to die (54.0% vs 5.5%, P < 0.0001), require a massive blood transfusion (43.5% vs 1.1%, P < 0.0001), or require damage control surgery (55.8% vs 3.4%, P < 0.0001), than those with normal coagulation. In the development dataset, the 14-predictor BN accurately predicted this high-risk patient group: area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) 0.93, calibration slope (CS) 0.96, brier score (BS) 0.06, and brier skill score (BSS) 0.40. The model maintained excellent performance in the validation population: AUROC 0.95, CS 1.22, BS 0.05, and BSS 0.46. CONCLUSIONS A BN (http://www.traumamodels.com) can accurately predict the risk of TIC in an individual patient from standard admission clinical variables. This information may support early, accurate, and efficient activation of hemostatic resuscitation protocols.
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Accuracy of Published Indications for Predicting Use of Damage Control During Laparotomy for Trauma. J Surg Res 2019; 248:45-55. [PMID: 31863936 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although studies have identified published indications that experts and practicing surgeons agree indicate use of damage control (DC) laparotomy, it is unknown whether these indications predict use of the procedure in practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a diagnostic performance study of the accuracy of a set of published appropriateness indications for predicting use of DC laparotomy. We included consecutive adults that underwent emergent laparotomy for trauma (2011-2016) at Memorial Hermann Hospital. RESULTS We included 1141 injured adults. Two published preoperative appropriateness indications [a systolic blood pressure (BP) persistently <90 mmHg or core body temperature <34°C] produced moderate shifts in the pretest probability of conducting DC instead of definitive laparotomy. Five published intraoperative appropriateness indications produced large and often conclusive changes in the pretest probability of conducting DC during emergent laparotomy. These included the finding of a devascularized or completely disrupted pancreas, duodenum, or pancreaticoduodenal complex; an estimated intraoperative blood loss >4 L; administration of >10 U of packed red blood cells (PRBCs); and a systolic BP persistently <90 mmHg or arterial pH persistently <7.2 during operation. Most indications that produced large changes in the pretest probability of conducting DC laparotomy had an incidence of 2% or less. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that published appropriateness indications accurately predict use of DC laparotomy in practice. Intraoperative variables exert greater influence on the decision to conduct DC laparotomy than preoperative variables, and those indications that produce large shifts in the pretest probability of conducting DC laparotomy are uncommonly encountered.
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Roberts DJ, Zygun DA, Ball CG, Kirkpatrick AW, Faris PD, James MT, Mrklas KJ, Hemmelgarn BD, Manns B, Stelfox HT. Challenges and potential solutions to the evaluation, monitoring, and regulation of surgical innovations. BMC Surg 2019; 19:119. [PMID: 31455337 PMCID: PMC6712595 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-019-0586-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background As it may be argued that many surgical interventions provide obvious patient benefits, formal, staged assessment of the efficacy and safety of surgical procedures has historically been and remains uncommon. The majority of innovative surgical procedures have therefore often been developed based on anatomical and pathophysiological principles in an attempt to better manage clinical problems. Main Body In this manuscript, we sought to review and contrast the models for pharmaceutical and surgical innovation in North America, including their stages of development and methods of evaluation, monitoring, and regulation. We also aimed to review the present structure of academic surgery, the role of methodological experts and funding in conducting surgical research, and the current system of regulation of innovative surgical procedures. Finally, we highlight the influence that evidence and surgical history, education, training, and culture have on elective and emergency surgical decision-making. The above discussion is used to support the argument that the model used for assessment of innovative pharmaceuticals cannot be applied to that for evaluating surgical innovations. It is also used to support our position that although the evaluation and monitoring of innovative surgical procedures requires a rigorous, fit-for-purpose, and formal system of assessment to protect patient safety and prevent unexpected adverse health outcomes, it will only succeed if it is supported and championed by surgical practice leaders and respects surgical history, education, training, and culture. Conclusion We conclude the above debate by providing a recommended approach to the evaluation, monitoring, and regulation of surgical innovations, which we hope may be used as a guide for all stakeholders involved in interpreting and/or conducting future surgical research.
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- Derek J Roberts
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, Room A280, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4E9, Canada.
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Health Sciences Research - Research Analytics, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Strategic Clinical Networks, System Programs, and Innovation, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Dismal outcomes following damage control laparotomy in injured older adults, a cohort study. Am J Surg 2019; 218:82-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.10.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Weale R, Kong V, Buitendag J, Ras A, Blodgett J, Laing G, Bruce J, Bekker W, Manchev V, Clarke D. Damage control or definitive repair? A retrospective review of abdominal trauma at a major trauma center in South Africa. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2019; 4:e000235. [PMID: 31245612 PMCID: PMC6560474 DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background This study set out to review a large series of trauma laparotomies from a single center and to compare those requiring damage control surgery (DCS) with those who did not, and then to interrogate a number of anatomic and physiologic scoring systems to see which best predicted the need for DCS. Methods All patients over the age of 15 years undergoing a laparotomy for trauma during the period from December 2012 to December 2017 were retrieved from the Hybrid Electronic Medical Registry (HEMR) at the Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Trauma Service (PMTS), South Africa. They were divided into two cohorts, namely the DCS and non-DCS cohort, based on what was recorded in the operative note. These groups were then compared in terms of demographics and spectrum of injury, as well as clinical outcome. The following scores were worked out for each patient: Penetrating Abdominal Trauma Index (PATI), Injury Severity Score, Abbreviated Injury Scale-abdomen, and Abbreviated Injury Scale-chest. Results A total of 562 patients were included, and 99 of these (18%) had a DCS procedure versus 463 (82%) non-DCS. The mechanism was penetrating trauma in 81% of cases (453 of 562). A large proportion of trauma victims were male (503 of 562, 90%), with a mean age of 29.5±10.8. An overall mortality rate of 32% was recorded for DCS versus 4% for non-DCS (p<0.001). In general patients requiring DCS had higher lactate, and were more acidotic, hypotensive, tachycardic, and tachypneic, with a lower base excess and lower bicarbonate, than patients not requiring DCS. The most significant organ injuries associated with DCS were liver and intra-abdominal vascular injury. The only organ injury consistently predictive across all models of the need for DCS was liver injury. Regression analysis showed that only the PATI score is significantly predictive of the need for DCS (p=0.044). A final multiple logistic regression model demonstrated a pH <7.2 to be the most predictive (p=0.001) of the need for DCS. Conclusion DCS is indicated in a subset of severely injured trauma patients. A pH <7.2 is the best indicator of the need for DCS. Anatomic injuries in themselves are not predictive of the need for DCS. Levels of evidence Level III.
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- Ross Weale
- Department of Surgery, North Western Deanery, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.,Department of Surgery, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Surgery, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Surgery, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Epidemiology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Surgery, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Surgery, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Surgery, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.,Department of Surgery, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Franke A, Bieler D, Friemert B, Kollig E, Flohe S. [Preclinical and intrahospital management of mass casualties and terrorist incidents]. Chirurg 2019; 88:830-840. [PMID: 29149359 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-017-0489-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Due to the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, Brussels, Ansbach, Munich, Berlin and more recently Manchester and London, terrorism is realized as a present threat to our society and social life, as well as a challenge for the health care system. Without fueling anxiety, there is a need for sensitization to this subject and to familiarize all concerned with the special kind of terrorist attack-related injuries, the operational priorities and tactics and the individual basic principles of preclinical and hospital care. There is a need to adapt the known established medical structure for a conventional mass casualty situation to the special requirements that are raised by this new kind of terrorist threat to our social life. It is the aim of this article, from a surgical point of view, to depict the tactics and challenges of preclinical care of the special kind of terrorist attack-related injuries from the site of the incident, via the advanced medical post or casualty collecting point, to the triage point at the hospital. The special needs of medical care and organizational aspects of the primary treatment in the hospital are highlighted and possible decisional options and different approaches are discussed.
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- A Franke
- Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädie, Rekonstruktive- und Handchirurgie, Verbrennungsmedizin, Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz, Rübenacherstrasse 170, 56072, Koblenz, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädie, Rekonstruktive- und Handchirurgie, Verbrennungsmedizin, Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz, Rübenacherstrasse 170, 56072, Koblenz, Deutschland.
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- Klinik Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, Septische und Rekonstruktive Chirurgie, Sporttraumatologie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm, Ulm, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädie, Rekonstruktive- und Handchirurgie, Verbrennungsmedizin, Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz, Rübenacherstrasse 170, 56072, Koblenz, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädie und Handchirurgie, Städt. Klinikum Solingen, Solingen, Deutschland
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Harvin JA, Green CE, Pedroza C, Tyson JE, Moore LJ, Wade CE, Holcomb JB, Kao LS. Using Machine Learning to Identify Change in Surgical Decision Making in Current Use of Damage Control Laparotomy. J Am Coll Surg 2019; 228:255-264. [PMID: 30639299 PMCID: PMC6391184 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND In an earlier study, we reported the successful reduction in the use of damage control laparotomy (DCL); however, no change in the relative frequencies of specific indications was observed. In this study, we aimed to use machine learning to help identify the changes in surgical decision making that occurred. STUDY DESIGN Adult patients undergoing emergent trauma laparotomy were included: pre-quality improvement (QI): January 1, 2011 to October 31, 2013 and post-QI: November 1, 2013 to June 30, 2016. Using 72 variables before or during emergent laparotomy, random forest algorithms predicting DCL before and after a QI intervention were created. The main end point of the algorithms was the strength of individual factor significance in predicting the use of DCL, calculated by determining the mean decrease in accuracy (MDA) in the model if that variable was removed. RESULTS In the pre-QI group, 24 of 72 factors significantly predicted DCL, the strongest being bowel resection (mean MDA 16) and operating room RBC transfusions (mean MDA 15). The remaining variables were spread along the continuum of care from injury to emergent laparotomy end. In the post-QI group, 12 of 72 factors significantly predicted DCL, the strongest being last operating room lactate (mean MDA 12) and operating room RBC transfusions (mean MDA 14). In addition to having 12 fewer significant factors predictive of DCL, the predictive factors in the post-QI group were mainly intraoperative factors. CONCLUSIONS A machine learning analysis provided novel insights into the changes in decision making achieved by a successful QI intervention and should be considered an adjunct to understanding successful pre- and post-intervention QI studies. The analysis suggested a shift toward using mostly intraoperative factors to determine the use of DCL.
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- John A Harvin
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Center for Translational Injury Research, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Center for Clinical Research and Evidence Based Medicine, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Center for Clinical Research and Evidence Based Medicine, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Center for Clinical Research and Evidence Based Medicine, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Center for Translational Injury Research, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Center for Translational Injury Research, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Center for Translational Injury Research, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Center for Clinical Research and Evidence Based Medicine, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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Smith SE, Hamblin SE, Dennis BM. Effect of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents on Sedation Requirements in Trauma Patients with an Open Abdomen. Pharmacotherapy 2019; 39:271-279. [PMID: 30672000 DOI: 10.1002/phar.2225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The appropriate level of sedation in patients with an open abdomen following damage control laparotomy (DCL) is debated. Chemical paralysis with neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) has been used to decrease time to abdominal closure. We sought to evaluate the effect of NMBA use on sedation requirements in patients with an open abdomen and to determine the effect of sedation on patient outcomes. A retrospective cohort study was conducted at an American College of Surgeons' verified level 1 trauma center. Adult trauma patients who underwent DCL between 2009 and 2015 were included. Patients with an intensive care unit length of stay of less than 48 hours and those who died before abdominal closure were excluded. The NMBA+ group received continuous NMBA within 24 hours of DCL; the NMBA- group did not. The primary outcome was cumulative sedation dose during the 7 days following DCL. Secondary outcomes included Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) score, mechanical ventilation-free days, and delirium-coma-free days. Delirium-coma-free days were analyzed with linear regression. A total of 222 patients were included (NMBA+ 125; NMBA- 97). Demographics were similar between groups including age, Injury Severity Score, and mechanism of injury. The median time to closure in the overall cohort was 2 days (interquartile range [IQR] 1-2 days). Propofol and fentanyl were the primary sedatives used. The NMBA+ group received higher cumulative doses of propofol (NMBA+ 5405 mg, IQR 3103-10,573 mg; NMBA- 3601 mg, IQR 1605-6887 mg; p=0.007), but not of fentanyl. Time to abdominal closure, but not NMBA use, was associated with a higher cumulative propofol dose on multivariate analysis. The NMBA+ group had significantly lower RASS scores on the first 3 days following DCL. Mechanical ventilation-free days (NMBA+ 20 days vs NMBA- 18 days, p=0.960) and delirium-coma-free days (NMBA+ 18 days vs NMBA- 18 days, p=0.610) were similar between the groups. On linear regression, cumulative propofol dose was associated with fewer delirium-coma-free days (β-coefficient -0.007, 95% confidence interval -0.015 to -0.003). In trauma patients managed with DCL, higher cumulative sedative doses were administered in patients who received adjunctive NMBA, although NMBA therapy was not associated with a higher cumulative propofol dose on multivariate analysis. Consideration must be given to the potential effect of sedation on delirium and awakening following DCL.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Cesareo E, Raux M, Soulat L, Huot-Marchand F, Voiglio E, Puidupin A, Claret PG, Desclef JP, Douay B, Duchenne J, Gloaguen A, Lefort H, Rerbal D, Zanker C, Cook F, Pelée de Saint Maurice G, Lachenaud L, Gabilly L, Prieto N, Levraut J, Gueugniaud PY. Recommandations de bonne pratique clinique concernant la prise en charge médicale des victimes d’une « tuerie de masse ». ANNALES FRANCAISES DE MEDECINE D URGENCE 2018. [DOI: 10.3166/afmu-2018-0103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Franke A, Bieler D, Friemert B, Schwab R, Kollig E, Güsgen C. The First Aid and Hospital Treatment of Gunshot and Blast Injuries. DEUTSCHES ARZTEBLATT INTERNATIONAL 2018; 114:237-243. [PMID: 28446350 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2017.0237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Revised: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND When gunshot and blast injuries affect only a single person, first aid can always be delivered in conformity with the relevant guidelines. In contrast, when there is a dynamic casualty situation affecting many persons, such as after a terrorist attack, treatment may need to be focused on immediately life-threatening complications. METHODS This review is based on pertinent publications retrieved by a selective search in Medline and on the authors' clinical experience. RESULTS In a mass-casualty event, all initial measures are directed toward the survival of the greatest possible number of patients, in accordance with the concept of "tactical abbreviated surgical care." Typical complications such as airway obstruction, tension pneumothorax, and hemorrhage must be treated within the first 10 minutes. Patients with bleeding into body cavities or from the trunk must be given priority in transport; hemorrhage from the limbs can be adequately stabilized with a tourniquet. In-hospital care must often be oriented to the principles of "damage control surgery," with the highest priority assigned to the treatment of life-threatening conditions such as hemodynamic instability, penetrating wounds, or overt coagulopathy. The main considerations in initial surgical stabilization are control of bleeding, control of contamination and lavage, avoidance of further consequences of injury, and prevention of ischemia. Depending on the resources available, a transition can be made afterward to individualized treatment. CONCLUSION In mass-casualty events and special casualty situations, mortality can be lowered by treating immediately life-threatening complications as rapidly as possible. This includes the early identification of patients with lifethreatening hemorrhage. Advance preparation for the management of a masscasualty event is advisable so that the outcome can be as favorable as possible for all of the injured in special or tactical casualty situations.
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- Axel Franke
- Department of Trauma, Orthopedic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, Burns Medicine, Bundeswehr Central Hospital, Koblenz; Department of Trauma, Orthopedic, Septic, and Reconstructive Surgery, Sports Injuries, Bundeswehr Hospital, Ulm; Department of General, Visceral, and Thoracic Surgery, Bundeswehr Central Hospital, Koblenz
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Typische Verletzungen durch terrorassoziierte Ereignisse und ihre Implikationen für die Erstversorgung. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10039-018-0393-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Damage control surgery (DCS) represents a staged surgical approach to the treatment of critically injured trauma patients. Originally described in the context of hepatic trauma and postinjury-induced coagulopathy, the indications for DCS have expanded to the management of extra abdominal trauma and to the management of nontraumatic acute abdominal emergencies. Despite being an accepted treatment algorithm, DCS is based on a limited evidence with current concerns of the variability in practice indications, rates and adverse outcomes in poorly selected patient cohorts. RECENT FINDINGS Recent efforts have attempted to synthesize evidence-based indication to guide clinical practice. Significant progress in trauma-based resuscitation techniques has led to improved outcomes in injured patients and a reduction in the requirement of DCS techniques. SUMMARY DCS remains an important treatment strategy in the management of specific patient cohorts. Continued developments in early trauma care will likely result in a further decline in the required use of DCS in severely injured patients.
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Vascular Damage Control. CURRENT TRAUMA REPORTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s40719-018-0131-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Smith SE, Hamblin SE, Guillamondegui OD, Gunter OL, Dennis BM. Effectiveness and safety of continuous neuromuscular blockade in trauma patients with an open abdomen: A follow-up study. Am J Surg 2018; 216:414-419. [PMID: 29685615 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA) have been associated with decreased time to fascial closure following damage control laparotomy (DCL). Changes in resuscitation over the last decade bring this practice into question. METHODS A retrospective cohort study of adults who underwent DCL between 2009 and 2015 was conducted at an ACS-verified level 1 trauma center. The study group (NMBA+) received continuous NMBA within 24 h of DCL. Data collected included demographics, resuscitative fluids, mortality, and complications. The primary outcome was time to fascial closure. Factors associated with abdominal closure were determined by ordinal logistic regression. RESULTS There were 222 patients included (NMBA+ 125; NMBA- 97). Demographics were similar, including median age (NMBA+ 36; NMBA- 39 years) and ISS (NMBA+ 29; NMBA- 34). There was no difference in median time to closure (NMBA+ 2; NMBA- 2 days) or the incidence of complications (NMBA+ 64%; NMBA- 59%). In a regression model, NMBA exposure was not associated with time to abdominal closure. CONCLUSIONS In adult trauma patients requiring DCL, continuous NMBA did not affect the time to abdominal closure.
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- Susan E Smith
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Services, 1211 Medical Center Drive B131 VUH, Nashville, TN, 37232, United States.
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Services, 1211 Medical Center Drive B131 VUH, Nashville, TN, 37232, United States.
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, 1211 21st Ave S/404 Medical Arts Building, Nashville, TN, 37212, United States.
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, 1211 21st Ave S/404 Medical Arts Building, Nashville, TN, 37212, United States.
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, 1211 21st Ave S/404 Medical Arts Building, Nashville, TN, 37212, United States.
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Coccolini F, Roberts D, Ansaloni L, Ivatury R, Gamberini E, Kluger Y, Moore EE, Coimbra R, Kirkpatrick AW, Pereira BM, Montori G, Ceresoli M, Abu-Zidan FM, Sartelli M, Velmahos G, Fraga GP, Leppaniemi A, Tolonen M, Galante J, Razek T, Maier R, Bala M, Sakakushev B, Khokha V, Malbrain M, Agnoletti V, Peitzman A, Demetrashvili Z, Sugrue M, Di Saverio S, Martzi I, Soreide K, Biffl W, Ferrada P, Parry N, Montravers P, Melotti RM, Salvetti F, Valetti TM, Scalea T, Chiara O, Cimbanassi S, Kashuk JL, Larrea M, Hernandez JAM, Lin HF, Chirica M, Arvieux C, Bing C, Horer T, De Simone B, Masiakos P, Reva V, DeAngelis N, Kike K, Balogh ZJ, Fugazzola P, Tomasoni M, Latifi R, Naidoo N, Weber D, Handolin L, Inaba K, Hecker A, Kuo-Ching Y, Ordoñez CA, Rizoli S, Gomes CA, De Moya M, Wani I, Mefire AC, Boffard K, Napolitano L, Catena F. The open abdomen in trauma and non-trauma patients: WSES guidelines. World J Emerg Surg 2018; 13:7. [PMID: 29434652 PMCID: PMC5797335 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-018-0167-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Damage control resuscitation may lead to postoperative intra-abdominal hypertension or abdominal compartment syndrome. These conditions may result in a vicious, self-perpetuating cycle leading to severe physiologic derangements and multiorgan failure unless interrupted by abdominal (surgical or other) decompression. Further, in some clinical situations, the abdomen cannot be closed due to the visceral edema, the inability to control the compelling source of infection or the necessity to re-explore (as a "planned second-look" laparotomy) or complete previously initiated damage control procedures or in cases of abdominal wall disruption. The open abdomen in trauma and non-trauma patients has been proposed to be effective in preventing or treating deranged physiology in patients with severe injuries or critical illness when no other perceived options exist. Its use, however, remains controversial as it is resource consuming and represents a non-anatomic situation with the potential for severe adverse effects. Its use, therefore, should only be considered in patients who would most benefit from it. Abdominal fascia-to-fascia closure should be done as soon as the patient can physiologically tolerate it. All precautions to minimize complications should be implemented.
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- Federico Coccolini
- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Viale Giovanni Ghirotti, 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Canada
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Viale Giovanni Ghirotti, 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA USA
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- Division of General Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Surgery, UC San Diego Health System, San Diego, USA
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- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM)–Unicamp Campinas, Campinas, SP Brazil
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Viale Giovanni Ghirotti, 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Viale Giovanni Ghirotti, 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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- Second Department of Surgery, Meilahti Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Second Department of Surgery, Meilahti Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Trauma, Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, USA
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- General and Emergency Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Centre, Seattle, USA
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- General Surgery Department, Hadassah Medical Centre, Jerusalem, Israel
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- First Clinic of General Surgery, University Hospital/UMBAL/St George Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- ICU and High Care Burn Unit, Ziekenhius Netwerk Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Trauma and Surgical Services, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Tbilisi State Medical University, Kipshidze Central University Hospital, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- General Surgery Department, Letterkenny Hospital, Letterkenny, Ireland
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- Klinik für Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie Universitätsklinikum Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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- Acute Care Surgery, The Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu, HI USA
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- General and Trauma Surgery Department, London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital, London, ON Canada
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- Département d’Anesthésie-Réanimation, CHU Bichat Claude-Bernard-HUPNVS, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, University Denis Diderot, Paris, France
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- ICU Department, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Viale Giovanni Ghirotti, 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy
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- ICU Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Surgery Department, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Niguarda Hospital, Milano, Italy
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- General Surgery Department, Assuta Medical Centers, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- General Surgery, “General Calixto García”, Habana Medicine University, Havana, Cuba
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- Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Clin. Univ. de Chirurgie Digestive et de l’Urgence, CHUGA-CHU Grenoble Alpes UGA-Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Clin. Univ. de Chirurgie Digestive et de l’Urgence, CHUGA-CHU Grenoble Alpes UGA-Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- General and Emergency Surgery Department, Empoli Hospital, Empoli, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Örebro University Hospital and Örebro University, Orebro, Sweden
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- Pediatric Trauma Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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- General and Emergency Surgery, Sergei Kirov Military Academy, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Unit of Digestive Surgery, HPB Surgery and Liver Transplant, Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France
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- Department of Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW Australia
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Viale Giovanni Ghirotti, 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Viale Giovanni Ghirotti, 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy
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- General Surgery Department, Westchester Medical Center, Westchester, NY USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of General Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, The University of Western Australia & The University of Newcastle, Perth, Australia
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- Trauma Unit, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Trauma and Critical Care, LAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern California, California, Los Angeles USA
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- General and Thoracic Surgery, Giessen Hospital, Giessen, Germany
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- Acute Care Surgery and Traumatology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Fundacion Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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- Trauma and Acute Care Service, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON Canada
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- Hospital Universitário Terezinha de Jesus, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde de Juiz de Fora (SUPREMA), Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin/Froedtert Trauma Center, Milwaukee, WI USA
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- Department of Surgery, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
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- Department of Surgery and Obs/Gyn, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
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- Milpark Hospital Academic Trauma Center, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI USA
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- Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Parma Maggiore Hospital, Parma, Italy
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Malgras B, Prunet B, Lesaffre X, Boddaert G, Travers S, Cungi PJ, Hornez E, Barbier O, Lefort H, Beaume S, Bignand M, Cotte J, Esnault P, Daban JL, Bordes J, Meaudre E, Tourtier JP, Gaujoux S, Bonnet S. Damage control: Concept and implementation. J Visc Surg 2017; 154 Suppl 1:S19-S29. [PMID: 29055663 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2017.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The concept of damage control (DC) is based on a sequential therapeutic strategy that favors physiological restoration over anatomical repair in patients presenting acutely with hemorrhagic trauma. Initially described as damage control surgery (DCS) for war-wounded patients with abdominal penetrating hemorrhagic trauma, this concept is articulated in three steps: surgical control of lesions (hemostasis, sealing of intestinal spillage), physiological restoration, then surgery for definitive repair. This concept was quickly adapted for intensive care management under the name damage control resuscitation (DCR), which refers to the modalities of hospital resuscitation carried out in patients suffering from traumatic hemorrhagic shock within the context of DCS. It is based mainly on specific hemodynamic resuscitation targets associated with early and aggressive hemostasis aimed at prevention or correction of the lethal triad of hypothermia, acidosis and coagulation disorders. Concomitant integration of resuscitation and surgery from the moment of admission has led to the concept of an integrated DCR-DCS approach, which enables initiation of hemostatic resuscitation upon arrival of the injured person, improving the patient's physiological status during surgery without delaying surgery. This concept of DC is constantly evolving; it stresses management of the injured person as early as possible, in order to initiate hemorrhage control and hemostatic resuscitation as soon as possible, evolving into a concept of remote DCR (RDCR), and also extended to diagnostic and therapeutic radiological management under the name of radiological DC (DCRad). DCS is applied only to the most seriously traumatized patients, or in situations of massive influx of injured persons, as its universal application could lead to a significant and unnecessary excess-morbidity to injured patients who could and should undergo definitive treatment from the outset. DCS, when correctly applied, significantly improves the survival rate of war-wounded.
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- B Malgras
- Service de chirurgie viscérale, hôpital d'instruction des armées Bégin, 69, avenue de Paris, 94160 Saint-Mandé, France; École du Val-de-Grâce, 1, place Alphonse-Laveran, 75230 Paris cedex 05, France
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- Fédération anesthésie-réanimation-brûlés, hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, boulevard Sainte-Anne, 83000 Toulon, France
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- Brigade des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris, 1, place Jules-Renard, 75017 Paris, France
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- Service de chirurgie thoracique et vasculaire, hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy, 101, avenue Henri-Barbusse, BP 406, 92141 Clamart cedex, France
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- Brigade des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris, 1, place Jules-Renard, 75017 Paris, France
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- Fédération anesthésie-réanimation-brûlés, hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, boulevard Sainte-Anne, 83000 Toulon, France
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- Service de chirurgie viscérale et générale, hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy, 101, avenue Henri-Barbusse, BP 406, 92141 Clamart cedex, France
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- Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique, hôpital d'instruction des armées Bégin, 69, avenue de Paris, 94160 Saint-Mandé, France
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- Brigade des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris, 1, place Jules-Renard, 75017 Paris, France
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- Fédération anesthésie-réanimation-brûlés, hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, boulevard Sainte-Anne, 83000 Toulon, France
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- Brigade des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris, 1, place Jules-Renard, 75017 Paris, France
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- Fédération anesthésie-réanimation-brûlés, hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, boulevard Sainte-Anne, 83000 Toulon, France
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- Fédération anesthésie-réanimation-brûlés, hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, boulevard Sainte-Anne, 83000 Toulon, France
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- Service d'anesthésie-réanimation, hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy, 101, avenue Henri-Barbusse, BP 406, 92141 Clamart cedex, France
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- Fédération anesthésie-réanimation-brûlés, hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, boulevard Sainte-Anne, 83000 Toulon, France
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- Fédération anesthésie-réanimation-brûlés, hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, boulevard Sainte-Anne, 83000 Toulon, France; École du Val-de-Grâce, 1, place Alphonse-Laveran, 75230 Paris cedex 05, France
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- Brigade des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris, 1, place Jules-Renard, 75017 Paris, France; École du Val-de-Grâce, 1, place Alphonse-Laveran, 75230 Paris cedex 05, France
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- Service de chirurgie digestive, hépatobiliaire et endocrinienne, hôpital Cochin, 27, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France
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- Service de chirurgie viscérale et générale, hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy, 101, avenue Henri-Barbusse, BP 406, 92141 Clamart cedex, France; École du Val-de-Grâce, 1, place Alphonse-Laveran, 75230 Paris cedex 05, France.
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Madani T, El Alouani EM, Mhammdi Y, Kharmaz M, El Ouadghiri M, Lahlou A, Omar LM, El Bardouni A, Mahfoud M, Berrada MS. [Role of Trauma Damage Control Orthopaedic in polytraumas: a case of pelvic disjunction associated with hip dislocation with vascular injury]. Pan Afr Med J 2017; 27:122. [PMID: 28904652 PMCID: PMC5567943 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.27.122.8699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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La connaissance de la physiopathologie du traumatisé grave et les conséquences hémodynamiques et inflammatoires de la prise en charge chirurgicale initiale a amené de nombreux chirurgiens à modifier leur approche du traitement des polytraumatisé graves avec lésions du bassin ou des membres en intégrant les principes d'un traitement séquentiel ou Trauma Damage Control Orthopédique (TDCO).Nous rapportons le cas d'une patiente victime d'un accident de la voie publique, admise dans un tableau d'état de choc avec un disjonction du bassin associée à une luxation de la hanche compliquée d'une lésion vasculaire du même membre. Nous avons agit selon les concepts du TDCO en privilégiant une fixation externe du bassin après réduction de la luxation. La rapidité de notre conduite a permis une revascularisation précoce du membre tout en évitant les complications hémodynamiques et inflammatoires de la chirurgie à ciel ouvert.
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- Tarik Madani
- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rabat, Maroc
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Improving mortality in trauma laparotomy through the evolution of damage control resuscitation: Analysis of 1,030 consecutive trauma laparotomies. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017; 82:328-333. [PMID: 27805990 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the related change in outcomes (mortality, complications) in patients undergoing trauma laparotomy (TL) with the implementation of damage control resuscitation (DCR). We hypothesized that the implementation of DCR in patients undergoing TL is associated with better outcomes. METHODS We analyzed 1,030 consecutive patients with TL. Patients were stratified into three phases: pre-DCR (2006-2007), transient (2008-2009), and post-DCR (2010-2013). Resuscitation fluids (crystalloids and blood products), injury severity score (ISS), vital signs, and laboratory (hemoglobin, international normalized ratio, lactate) parameters were recorded. Regression analysis was performed after adjusting for age, ISS, laboratory and vital parameters, comorbidities, and resuscitation fluids to identify independent predictors for outcomes in each phase. RESULTS Patient demographics and ISS remained the same throughout the three phases. There was a significant reduction in the volume of crystalloid (p = 0.001) and a concomitant increase in the blood product resuscitation (p = 0.04) in the post-DCR phase compared to the pre-DCR and transient DCR phases. Volume of crystalloid resuscitation was an independent predictor of mortality in the pre-DCR (OR [95% CI]: 1.071 [1.03-1.1], p = 0.01) and transient (OR [95% CI]: 1.05 [1.01-1.14], p = 0.01) phases; however, it was not associated with mortality in the post-DCR phase (OR [95% CI]:1.01 [0.96-1.09], p = 0.1). Coagulopathy (p = 0.01) and acidosis (p = 0.02) were independently associated with mortality in all three phases. CONCLUSION The implementation of DCR was associated with improved outcome in patients undergoing TL. There was a decrease in the use of damage control laparotomy, with a decrease in the use of crystalloid and an increase in the use of blood products. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognostic study, level III.
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Cantle PM, Roberts DJ, Holcomb JB. Damage Control Resuscitation Across the Phases of Major Injury Care. CURRENT TRAUMA REPORTS 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s40719-017-0096-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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