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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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Bioelectrical impedance analysis-guided fluid management promotes primary fascial closure after open abdomen: a randomized controlled trial. Mil Med Res 2021; 8:36. [PMID: 34099065 PMCID: PMC8180439 DOI: 10.1186/s40779-021-00329-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Fluid overload (FO) after resuscitation is frequent and contributes to adverse outcomes among postinjury open abdomen (OA) patients. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a promising tool for monitoring fluid status and FO. Therefore, we sought to investigate the efficacy of BIA-directed fluid resuscitation among OA patients. METHODS A pragmatic, prospective, randomized, observer-blind, single-center trial was performed for all trauma patients requiring OA between January 2013 and December 2017 to a national referral center. A total of 140 postinjury OA patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive either a BIA-directed fluid resuscitation (BIA) protocol that included fluid administration with monitoring of hemodynamic parameters and different degrees of interventions to achieve a negative fluid balance targeting the hydration level (HL) measured by BIA or a traditional fluid resuscitation (TRD) in which clinicians determined the fluid resuscitation regimen according to traditional parameters during 30 days of ICU management. The primary outcome was the 30-day primary fascial closure (PFC) rate. The secondary outcomes included the time to PFC, postoperative 7-day cumulative fluid balance (CFB) and adverse events within 30 days after OA. The Kaplan-Meier method and the log-rank test were utilized for PFC after OA. A generalized linear regression model for the time to PFC and CFB was built. RESULTS A total of 134 patients completed the trial (BIA, n = 66; TRD, n = 68). The BIA patients were significantly more likely to achieve PFC than the TRD patients (83.33% vs. 55.88%, P < 0.001). In the BIA group, the time to PFC occurred earlier than that of the TRD group by an average of 3.66 days (P < 0.001). Additionally, the BIA group showed a lower postoperative 7-day CFB by an average of 6632.80 ml (P < 0.001) and fewer complications. CONCLUSION Among postinjury OA patients in the ICU, the use of BIA-guided fluid resuscitation resulted in a higher PFC rate and fewer severe complications than the traditional fluid resuscitation strategy.
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Successful management of the open abdomen with hydrocolloid dressing in a resource-constrained setting. Hernia 2020; 25:1519-1527. [PMID: 33009962 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-020-02311-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate and detail the management of a difficult, long-term, open abdomen in a resource constraint setting with the use of Hydrocolloid dressing. METHOD An observational retrospective study was conducted at a single level-1 trauma center. Over a 5-year period, all the open abdomen patients were evaluated and the cohorts who were treated with Hydrocolloid dressings were described in detail from their admission to their discharge. RESULTS During this period, there were 147 open abdomens. 7.5% (11) patients required long-term open abdomen management, in which Hydrocolloid dressing was utilized. Of this group, there were no entero/colonic-atmospheric fistulas, and there was either de-novo complete skin coverage, successful skin graft placement, or definitive abdominal wall repair in all the patients. De-novo complete skin coverage took an average of 7.4 months. All the patients were discharged home after an average of 107 days hospitalized. CONCLUSION Despite not being an optimal management of an open abdomen, there are always a small group of these patients who lose abdominal domain, are critically ill or injured, and have prolonged hospitalization with an open abdomen. In this cohort, and especially in resource constraint settings, Hydrocolloid dressing is a cost-efficient, simple, and effective method to treat the 'long-term' open abdomens.
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Kang WS, Jo YG, Park YC. Quality Improvement of Damage Control Laparotomy: Impact of the Establishment of a Single Korean Regional Trauma Center. World J Surg 2020; 43:2814-2821. [PMID: 31297581 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-019-05083-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Damage control laparotomy (DCL) is a lifesaving technique to minimize the lethal triad of coagulopathy, hypothermia, and acidosis. The government has nominated and supported our center as one of the regional trauma centers of South Korea since 2014. This study aimed to investigate the improving outcomes of patients undergoing DCL before and after the establishment of the trauma center. METHOD The period from January 2011 to December 2017 was divided into pre-trauma center (pre-TC) (2011-2013) and trauma center (TC) (2014-2017) periods. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify the risk factors and risk-adjusted cumulative sum (RA-CUSUM), and graphs were used to monitor the change in mortality. RESULT Of the 485 patients who underwent trauma laparotomy, DCL was performed for 119 patients (24.5%). The operation time (99 vs. 80 min, p = 0.022), time from admission to operation (125 vs. 112 min, p = 0.010), time from admission to first treatment (119 vs. 99 min, p = 0.004), and time from admission to first transfusion (70 vs. 52 min, p = 0.009) were significantly shortened in the TC period. The ratio of plasma to packed red blood cells in massive transfusions (≥PRBCs 10 units within the first 24 h) was significantly increased in the TC period (0.56 vs. 0.72, p = 0.004). RA-CUSUM curves revealed that the risk-adjusted 30-day mortality improved and then plateaued in the TC period. CONCLUSION After the implementation of a trauma center, more prompt intervention and damage control resuscitation could be achieved. Moreover, risk-adjusted mortality of DCL was improved.
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- Wu Seong Kang
- Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, 42, Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju, Korea.,Department of Trauma Surgery, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, Korea
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- Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, 42, Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju, Korea.
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- Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, 42, Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju, Korea
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Effect of damage control laparotomy on major abdominal complications and lengths of stay: A propensity score matching and Bayesian analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020; 87:282-288. [PMID: 30939584 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND In patients for whom surgical equipoise exists for damage control laparotomy (DCL) and definitive laparotomy (DEF), the effect of DCL and its associated resource utilization are unknown. We hypothesized that DEF would be associated with fewer abdominal complications and less resource utilization. METHODS In 2016, six US Level I trauma centers performed a yearlong, prospective, quality improvement project with the primary aim to safely decrease the use of DCL. From this cohort of patients undergoing emergent trauma laparotomy, those who underwent DCL but were judged by majority faculty vote at each center to have been candidates for potential DEF (pDEF) were prospectively identified. These pDEF patients were matched 1:1 using propensity scoring to the DEF patients. The primary outcome was the incidence of major abdominal complications (MAC). Deaths within 5 days were excluded. Outcomes were assessed using both Bayesian generalized linear modeling and negative binomial regression. RESULTS Eight hundred seventy-two total patients were enrolled, 639 (73%) DEF and 209 (24%) DCL. Of the 209 DCLs, 44 survived 5 days and were judged to be patients who could have safely been closed at the primary laparotomy. Thirty-nine pDEF patients were matched to 39 DEF patients. There were no differences in demographics, mechanism of injury, Injury Severity Score, prehospital/emergency department/operating room vital signs, laboratory values, resuscitation, or procedures performed during laparotomy. There was no difference in MAC between the two groups (31% DEF vs. 21% pDEF, relative risk 0.99, 95% credible interval 0.60-1.54, posterior probability 56%). Definitive laparotomy was associated with a 72%, 77%, and 72% posterior probability of more hospital-free, intensive care unit-free, and ventilator-free days, respectively. CONCLUSION In patients for whom surgeons have equipoise for DCL versus definitive surgery, definitive abdominal closure was associated with a similar probability of MAC, but a high probability of fewer hospital-free, intensive care unit-free, and ventilator-free days. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic/care management, level III.
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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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Smith A, Ibraheem K, Tatum D, Schroll R, Guidry C, Mcgrew P, Mcginness C, Duchesne J. Failure to Rescue: A Quality Improvement Imperative in Achieving Zero Death in Damage Control Laparotomy Patients. Am Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/000313481908500938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Failure to rescue (FTR), defined as death after a major complication in surgical patients, is being used to measure outcomes for quality improvement. Major complications frequently occur in patients undergoing damage control laparotomy (DCL). No previous FTR studies have looked specifically into DCL patients. The aim of this study was to examine risk factors of FTR and identify potential areas for targeted quality improvement in DCL patients. A 10-year retrospective review of all consecutive adult trauma patients who underwent DCL at a Level I trauma center was performed. Demographic and clinical variables were examined for association with FTR. Multi-variate regression analysis was performed to identify risk factors of FTR in DCL patients. A total of 199 DCL patients were analyzed. Overall DCL mortality observed was 11.1 per cent (n = 22/199) and overall FTR for the cohort was n = 16/199. FTR represented 72 per cent (n = 16/22) of the total mortality. The significantly increased risk of FTR was associated with older age ( P = 0.027), lower initial Glasgow Coma Scale score ( P = 0.037), more units of packed red blood cells ( P = 0.028), and respiratory complications ( P = 0.035). Renal and infectious complications did not significantly increase the risk of FTR in this population. FTR is an important benchmark of quality for trauma patients. This study elucidates potential initial characteristics and complications related to FTR in DCL patients. Efforts in achieving zero death from FTR can potentially improve overall mortality in this subset of patients. Future quality interventions to help minimize FTR should target these specific areas.
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- Alison Smith
- Department of Surgery, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana and
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- Department of Surgery, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana and
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- Our Lady of the Lake Trauma Hospital, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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- Department of Surgery, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana and
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- Department of Surgery, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana and
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- Department of Surgery, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana and
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- Department of Surgery, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana and
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- Department of Surgery, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana and
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- David R King
- From the Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School - both in Boston; and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Ft. Bragg, NC
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Hobeika C, Allard MA, Bucur PO, Naili S, Sa Cunha A, Cherqui D, Castaing D, Adam R, Vibert E. Management of the Open Abdomen after Liver Transplantation. World J Surg 2018; 41:3199-3204. [PMID: 28717912 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-017-4125-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The optimal management of the open abdomen (OA) after liver transplantation (LT) is unclear. The negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been shown to be safe and can increase the chance for early fascial closure in trauma or septic patients. However, little data are available on the specific setting of LT. We aimed to report our experience of OA after LT, marked by the recent use of NPWT. METHODS All patients with postponed wall closure after LT, from 2002 to 2014, in a single institution were included and retrospectively analyzed. Our management of OA after LT has shifted from skin-only closure (SOC) followed by abdominal wall reconstruction at a distance to the use of NPWT with early fascial closure. RESULTS Of the 1559 LTs performed during the study period, immediate abdominal wall closure at the end of transplantation could not be achieved in 46 (2.9%) patients. Of them, SOC was performed in 22 (47.8%) patients, whereas vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy was used in 24 (52.1%) patients. The comprehensive complication indexes (CCI) were similar [CCI: 66 (0-100) in the SOC group vs. 56 (0-100) in the VAC group; p = 0.55]. No evisceration or fistula occurred in both groups. One (4.2%) postoperative bleeding case was reported in the VAC group. Early fascial closure was achieved within a median of 5.5 days (1-12) for the 24 patients (100%) of the VAC group. In four of them, a biological mesh was necessary. Only nine patients (52.9%) of the survivors in the SOC group underwent abdominal reconstruction. CONCLUSION The NPWT in patients with OA after LT enables early fascial closure with limited morbidity provided a specific attention is given to the risk of bleeding. These results support the use of NPWT as the first option in OA patients after LT.
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- Christian Hobeika
- Centre Hépatobiliaire, Hôpital Paul Brousse, 14 av Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94800, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépatobiliaire, Hôpital Paul Brousse, 14 av Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94800, Villejuif, France. .,Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France. .,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche (INSERM) Unité 935, Paris, France.
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- Centre Hépatobiliaire, Hôpital Paul Brousse, 14 av Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94800, Villejuif, France.,Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France.,INSERM Unité 785, Paris, France
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- Centre Hépatobiliaire, Hôpital Paul Brousse, 14 av Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94800, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépatobiliaire, Hôpital Paul Brousse, 14 av Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94800, Villejuif, France.,Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France.,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche (INSERM) Unité 935, Paris, France
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- Centre Hépatobiliaire, Hôpital Paul Brousse, 14 av Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94800, Villejuif, France.,Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France.,INSERM Unité 785, Paris, France
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- Centre Hépatobiliaire, Hôpital Paul Brousse, 14 av Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94800, Villejuif, France.,Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France.,INSERM Unité 785, Paris, France
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- Centre Hépatobiliaire, Hôpital Paul Brousse, 14 av Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94800, Villejuif, France.,Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France.,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche (INSERM) Unité 935, Paris, France
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- Centre Hépatobiliaire, Hôpital Paul Brousse, 14 av Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94800, Villejuif, France.,Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France.,INSERM Unité 785, Paris, France
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Current use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) in trauma. COLOMBIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rcae.2017.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Current use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) in trauma☆. COLOMBIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1097/01819236-201712002-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Ordoñez CA, Manzano-Nunez R, del Valle AM, Rodriguez F, Burbano P, Naranjo MP, Parra MW, Ferrada P, Solís-Velasco MA, García AF. Uso actual del balón de resucitación aórtico endovascular (REBOA) en trauma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rca.2017.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Harvin JA, Kao LS, Liang MK, Adams SD, McNutt MK, Love JD, Moore LJ, Wade CE, Cotton BA, Holcomb JB. Decreasing the Use of Damage Control Laparotomy in Trauma: A Quality Improvement Project. J Am Coll Surg 2017; 225:200-209. [PMID: 28445796 PMCID: PMC5533621 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Revised: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our institution has published damage control laparotomy (DCL) rates of 30% and documented the substantial morbidity associated with the open abdomen. The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project was to decrease the rate of DCL at a busy, Level I trauma center in the US. STUDY DESIGN A prospective cohort of all emergent trauma laparotomies from November 2013 to October 2015 (QI group) was followed. The QI intervention was multifaceted and included audit and feedback for every DCL case. Morbidity and mortality of the QI patients were compared with those from a published control (control group: emergent laparotomy from January 2011 to October 2013). RESULTS A significant decrease was observed immediately on beginning the QI project, from a 39% DCL rate in the control period to 23% in the QI group (p < 0.001). This decrease was sustained over the 2-year study period. There were no differences in demographics, Injury Severity Score, or transfusions between the groups. No differences organ/space infection (control 16% vs QI 12%; p = 0.15), fascial dehiscence (6% vs 8%; p = 0.20), unplanned relaparotomy (11% vs 10%; p = 0.58), or mortality (9% vs 10%; p = 0.69) were observed. The reduction in use resulted in a decrease of 68 DCLs over the 2-year period. There was a further reduction in the rate of DCL to 17% after completion of the QI project. CONCLUSIONS A QI initiative rapidly changed the use of DCL and improved quality of care by decreasing resource use without an increase morbidity or mortality. This decrease was sustained during the QI period and further improved upon after its completion.
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- John A Harvin
- Department of Surgery, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Center for Translational Injury Research, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX.
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- Department of Surgery, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgery, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgery, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Center for Translational Injury Research, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgery, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgery, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgery, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Center for Translational Injury Research, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgery, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Center for Translational Injury Research, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgery, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Center for Translational Injury Research, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgery, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Center for Translational Injury Research, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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Caring for critically injured children: An analysis of 56 pediatric damage control laparotomies. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017; 82:901-909. [PMID: 28431416 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Injury is the leading cause of death in children under 18 years. Damage control principles have been extensively studied in adults but remain relatively unstudied in children. Our primary study objective was to evaluate the use of damage control laparotomy (DCL) in critically injured children. METHODS An American College of Surgeons-verified Level 1 trauma center review (1996-2013) of pediatric trauma laparotomies was undertaken. Exclusion criteria included: age older than 18 years, laparotomy for abdominal compartment syndrome or delayed longer than 2 hours after admission. Demographics, mechanism, resuscitation variables, injuries, need for DCL, and outcomes were evaluated. Independent t test, Mann-Whitney U test, Fisher's exact test, and single-factor analysis of variance assessed statistical significance. Study endpoints were hospital survival and DCL complications. RESULTS Of 371 children who underwent trauma laparotomy, the median age (IQR; LQ-UQ) age was 16 (5; 11-17) years. Most (73%) were male injured by blunt mechanism (65%). Fifty-six (15%) children (Injury Severity Score [ISS], 33 (25; 17-42), pediatric trauma score 5 (6; 2-8), penetrating abdominal trauma index score [PATI] 29 (32; 12-44)) underwent DCL after major solid organ (63%), vascular (36%), thoracic (38%) and pelvic (36%) injury. DCL patients were older (16.5 (4; 14-18) vs. 16 (7; 10-17)) and were more severely injured (ISS, 33 [25; 17-42] vs. 16 [16; 9-25]), requiring greater intraoperative packed red blood cell transfusion (8 [13; 3.5-16.5] vs. 1 (0; [0-1] units) than definitive laparotomy counterparts. Nonsurvivors arrived in severe physiologic compromise (base deficit, 17 [17; 8-25] vs. 7 [4; 4-8]), requiring more frequent preoperative blood product transfusion (67% vs. 10%) after comparable injury (ISS survivors, 36 [23; 18-41] vs. nonsurvivors 26 (7; 25-32), p = 0.8880). Fifty-five percent of DCL patients survived (length of stay, 26 [21; 18-39] days) requiring 3 (2; 2-4) laparotomies during 4 (6; 2-8) days until closure (fascial, 90%; vicryl/split thickness skin grafting, 10%). DCL complications (surgical site infection, 18%; dehiscence, 2%; enterocutaneous fistula, 2%) were analyzed. When stratified by age (<15 years vs. 15-18 years) and period (1996-2006 vs. 2007-2013), no differences were found in injury severity or DCL outcomes (p > 0.05). After controlling for DCL, age, and gender, multivariate analysis indicated only ISS (odds ratio, 1.10 [95% confidence interval, 1.01 - 1.19], p = 0.0218) and arrival systolic blood pressure (odds ratio, 0.96 [95% confidence interval, 0.93-0.99], p = 0.0254) predicted mortality after severe injury. CONCLUSION DCL is a proven, lifesaving surgical technique in adults. This report is the first to analyze the use of DCL in children with critical abdominal injuries. With similar survival and morbidity rates as critically injured adults, DCL merits careful consideration in children with critical abdominal injuries. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic study, level IV.
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Treatments and other prognostic factors in the management of the open abdomen: A systematic review. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017; 82:407-418. [PMID: 27918375 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The open abdomen (OA) is an important approach for managing intra-abdominal catastrophes and continues to be the standard of care. Despite this, challenges remain with it associated with a high incidence of complications and poor outcomes. The objective of this article is to perform a systematic review in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines to identify prognostic factors in OA patients in regard to definitive fascial closure (DFC), mortality and intra-abdominal complications. METHODS An electronic database search was conducted involving Medline, Excerpta Medica, Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cumulative Index to Nursing, and Allied Health Literature and Clinicaltrials.gov. All studies that described prognostic factors in regard to the above outcomes in OA patients were eligible for inclusion. Data collected were synthesized by each outcome of interest and assessed for methodological quality. RESULTS Thirty-one studies were included in the final synthesis. Enteral nutrition, organ dysfunction, local and systemic infection, number of reexplorations, worsening Injury Severity Score, and the development of a fistula appeared to significantly delay DFC. Age and Adult Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation version II score were predictors for in-hospital mortality. Failed DFC, large bowel resection and >5 to 10 L of intravenous fluids in <48 hours were predictors of enteroatmospheric fistula. The source of infection (small bowel as opposed to colon) was a predictor for ventral hernia. Large bowel resection, >5 to 10 and >10 L of intravenous fluids in <48 hours were predictors of intra-abdominal abscess. Fascial closure on (or after) day 5 and having a bowel anastomosis were predictors for anastomotic leak. Overall methodological quality was of a moderate level. LIMITATIONS Overall methodological quality, high number of retrospective studies, low reporting of prognostic factors and the multitude of factors potentially affecting patient outcome that were not analyzed. CONCLUSION Careful selection and management of OA patients will avoid prolonged treatment and facilitate early DFC. Future research should focus on the development of a prognostic model. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Systematic review, level III.
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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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BACKGROUND Damage control laparotomy (DCL) is not well studied in the pediatric trauma population. The purpose of this study was to develop a surrogate definition of DCL compatible with national and administrative data sources so that the rate and outcomes of DCL in pediatric trauma patients could be determined. METHODS Using the 2010-2014 National Trauma Data Bank, children ≤18 with an abdominal AIS ≥ 3 who underwent a laparotomy within 3 h of arrival were identified (n = 2989). DCL was defined as occurring in children who underwent a second laparotomy within 5-48 h from the index laparotomy (n = 360). Children meeting these criteria were compared to those children who had the initial definitive operative management (n = 2174) and those who died prior to 48 h (n = 455). RESULTS DCL occurred in 12% of children with operative abdominal trauma. Children who underwent DCL had a greater median ISS (25 vs 18) and heart rate (112 vs 100), lower systolic blood pressure (104 vs 113), and GCS (12 vs 13), and were more likely to receive a preoperative blood transfusion (19 vs 11%) than those who had definitive initial operative management (all p < .05). Median length of stay (17 vs 8 days) and mortality (9 vs 2%) were greater following DCL than definitive initial operative management (p < .001). No differences in rate of DCL were seen based on ACS pediatric verification (p = .07). CONCLUSIONS Few children with operative abdominal trauma undergo DCL. DCL was associated with worse physiology rather than anatomic injury severity in this study. As expected, outcomes were worse following DCL.
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Jensen SD, Cotton BA. Damage control laparotomy in trauma. Br J Surg 2017; 104:959-961. [PMID: 28300274 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- S D Jensen
- Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 4.286, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 4.286, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Watson JJ, Nielsen J, Hart K, Srikanth P, Yonge JD, Connelly CR, Bohan PMK, Sosnovske H, Tilley BC, van Belle G, Cotton BA, O'Keeffe TS, Bulger EM, Brasel KJ, Holcomb JB, Schreiber MA. Damage control laparotomy utilization rates are highly variable among Level I trauma centers: Pragmatic, Randomized Optimal Platelet and Plasma Ratios findings. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017; 82:481-488. [PMID: 28225739 PMCID: PMC5325087 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Damage control laparotomy (DCL) is intended to limit deleterious effects from trauma-induced coagulopathy. DCL has been associated with mortality reduction, but may increase complications including sepsis, abscess, respiratory failure, hernia, and gastrointestinal fistula. We hypothesized that (1) DCL incidence would vary between institutions; (2) mortality rates would vary with DCL rates; (3) standard DCL criteria of pH, international normalized ratio, temperature and major intra-abdominal vascular injury would not adequately capture all patients. METHODS Trauma patients at 12 Level 1 North American trauma centers were randomized based on transfusion ratios as described in the Pragmatic, Randomized Optimal Platelet and Plasma Ratios trial. We analyzed outcomes after emergent laparotomy using a mixed-effects logistic model comparing DCL versus definitive surgical management with random effect for study site. Primary outcomes were 24-hour and 30-day mortality. RESULTS Three hundred twenty-nine patients underwent emergent laparotomy: 213 (65%) DCL and 116 (35%) definitive surgical management. DCL rates varied between institutions (33-83%), (p = 0.002). Median Injury Severity Score (ISS) was higher in the DCL group, 29 (interquartile range, 13-34) versus 21 (interquartile range, 22-41) (p < 0.001). Twenty-four-hour mortality was 19% with DCL versus 4% (p < 0.001); 30-day mortality was 28% with DCL versus 19% (p < 0.001). In a mixed-effects model, ISS and major intra-abdominal vascular injury were correlates of DCL (odds ratio [OR], 1.05; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02-1.07 and OR, 2.7; 95% CI, 1.4-5.2). DCL was not associated with 30-day mortality (OR, 2.33; 95% CI, 0.97-5.60). Correlates included ISS (OR, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.02-1.09), PRBCs in 24 hours (OR, 1.10; 95% CI, 1.03-1.18), and age (OR, 1.04; 95% CI, 1.01-1.06). No significant mortality difference was detected between institutions (p = 0.63). Sepsis and VAP occurred more frequently with DCL (p < 0.05). Eighty percent (135/213) of DCL patients met standard criteria. CONCLUSION Although DCL utilization varied significantly between institutions, there was no significant mortality difference between centers. This finding suggests tempering DCL use may not decrease mortality, but could decrease related complications. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic study, level III.
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- Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
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- Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
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Loftus TJ, Jordan JR, Croft CA, Smith RS, Efron PA, Moore FA, Mohr AM, Brakenridge SC. Emergent laparotomy and temporary abdominal closure for the cirrhotic patient. J Surg Res 2016; 210:108-114. [PMID: 28457316 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Revised: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Temporary abdominal closure (TAC) may be performed for cirrhotic patients undergoing emergent laparotomy. The effects of cirrhosis on physiologic parameters, resuscitation requirements, and outcomes following TAC are unknown. We hypothesized that cirrhotic TAC patients would have different resuscitation requirements and worse outcomes than noncirrhotic patients. METHODS We performed a 3-year retrospective cohort analysis of 231 patients managed with TAC following emergent laparotomy for sepsis, trauma, or abdominal compartment syndrome. All patients were initially managed with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) TAC with intention for planned relaparotomy and sequential abdominal closure attempts at 24- to 48-h intervals. RESULTS At presentation, cirrhotic patients had higher incidence of acidosis (33% versus 17%) and coagulopathy (87% versus 54%) than noncirrhotic patients. Forty-eight hours after presentation, cirrhotic patients had a persistently higher incidence of coagulopathy (77% versus 44%) despite receiving more fresh frozen plasma (10.8 units versus 4.4 units). Cirrhotic patients had higher NPWT output (4427 mL versus 2375 mL) and developed higher vasopressor infusion rates (57% versus 29%). Cirrhotic patients had fewer intensive care unit-free days (2.3 versus 7.6 days) and higher rates of multiple organ failure (64% versus 34%), in-hospital mortality (67% versus 21%), and long-term mortality (80% versus 34%) than noncirrhotic patients. CONCLUSIONS Cirrhotic patients managed with TAC are susceptible to early acidosis, persistent coagulopathy, large NPWT fluid losses, prolonged vasopressor requirements, multiple organ failure, and early mortality. Future research should seek to determine whether TAC provides an advantage over primary fascial closure for cirrhotic patients undergoing emergency laparotomy.
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- Tyler J Loftus
- Department of Surgery, Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Surgery, Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Surgery, Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Surgery, Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Surgery, Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Surgery, Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Surgery, Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Surgery, Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, Florida.
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Shaheen AW, Crandall ML, Nicolson NG, Smith-Singares E, Merlotti GJ, Jalundhwala Y, Issa NM. Abdominal compartment syndrome in trauma patients: New insights for predicting outcomes. J Emerg Trauma Shock 2016; 9:53-7. [PMID: 27162436 PMCID: PMC4843567 DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.179452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Context: Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is associated with high morbidity and mortality among trauma patients. Several clinical and laboratory findings have been suggested as markers for ACS, and these may point to different types of ACS and complications. Aims: This study aims to identify the strength of association of clinical and laboratory variables with specific adverse outcomes in trauma patients with ACS. Settings and Design: A 5-year retrospective chart review was conducted at three Level I Trauma Centers in the City of Chicago, IL, USA. Subjects and Methods: A complete set of demographic, pre-, intra- and post-operative variables were collected from 28 patient charts. Statistical Analysis: Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to determine the strength of association between 29 studied variables and eight end outcomes. Results: Thirty-day mortality was associated strongly with the finding of an initial intra-abdominal pressure >20 mmHg and moderately with blunt injury mechanism. A lactic acid >5 mmol/L on admission was moderately associated with increased blood transfusion requirements and with acute renal failure during the hospitalization. Developing ACS within 48 h of admission was moderately associated with increased length of stay in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), more ventilator days, and longer hospital stay. Initial operative intervention lasting more than 2 h was moderately associated with risk of developing multi-organ failure. Hemoglobin level <10 g/dL on admission, ongoing mechanical ventilation, and ICU stay >7 days were moderately associated with a disposition to long-term support facility. Conclusions: Clinical and lab variables can predict specific adverse outcomes in trauma patients with ACS. These findings may be used to guide patient management, improve resource utilization, and build capacity within trauma centers.
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- Aisha W Shaheen
- Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, New York, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, New York, USA
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Sharrock AE, Barker T, Yuen HM, Rickard R, Tai N. Management and closure of the open abdomen after damage control laparotomy for trauma. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Injury 2016; 47:296-306. [PMID: 26462958 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Damage control laparotomy for trauma (DCL) entails immediate control of haemorrhage and contamination, temporary abdominal closure (TAC), a period of physiological stabilisation, then definitive repair of injuries. Although immediate primary fascial closure is desired, fascial retraction and visceral oedema may dictate an alternate approach. Our objectives were to systematically identify and compare methods for restoration of fascial continuity when primary closure is not possible following DCL for trauma, to simplify these into a standardised map, and describe the ideal measures of process and outcome for future studies. METHODS Cochrane, OVID (Medline, AMED, Embase, HMIC) and PubMed databases were accessed using terms: (traum*, damage control, abbreviated laparotomy, component separation, fascial traction, mesh closure, planned ventral hernia (PVH), and topical negative pressure (TNP)). Randomised Controlled Trials, Case Series and Cohort Studies reporting TAC and early definitive closure methods in trauma patients undergoing DCL were included. Outcomes were mortality, days to fascial closure, hospital length of stay, abdominal complications and delayed ventral herniation. RESULTS 26 studies described and compared early definitive closure methods; delayed primary closure (DPC), component separation (CS) and mesh repair (MR), among patients with an open abdomen after DCL for trauma. A three phase map was developed to describe the temporal and sequential attributes of each technique. Significant heterogeneity in nomenclature, terminology, and reporting of outcomes was identified. Estimates for abdominal complications in DPC, MR and CS groups were 17%, 41% and 17% respectively, while estimates for mortality in DPC and MR groups were 6% and 0.5% (data heterogeneity and requirement of fixed and random effects models prevented significance assessment). Estimates for abdominal closure in the MR and DPC groups differed; 6.30 (95% CI=5.10-7.51), and 15.90 (95% CI=9.22-22.58) days respectively. Reporting poverty prevented subgroup estimate generation for ventral hernia and hospital length of stay. CONCLUSION Component separation or mesh repair may be valid alternatives to delayed primary closure following a trauma DCL. Comparisons were hampered by the lack of uniform reporting and bias. We propose a new system of standardised nomenclature and reporting for further investigation and management of the post-DCL open abdomen.
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- A E Sharrock
- Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
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- Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, South Academic Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, South Academic Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD
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- Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK
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Zosa BM, Como JJ, Kelly KB, He JC, Claridge JA. Planned ventral hernia following damage control laparotomy in trauma: an added year of recovery but equal long-term outcome. Hernia 2015; 20:231-8. [PMID: 25877693 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-015-1377-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Significantly injured trauma patients commonly require damage control laparotomy (DCL). These patients undergo either primary fascial closure during the index hospitalization or are discharged with a planned ventral hernia. Hospital and long-term outcomes of these patients have not been extensively studied. METHODS Patients who underwent DCL for trauma from 2003 to 2012 at a regional Level I trauma center were identified and a comparison was made between those who had primary fascial closure and planned ventral hernia. RESULTS DCL was performed in 154 patients, 47% of whom sustained penetrating injuries. The mean age and injury severity score (ISS) were 40 and 25, respectively. Hospital mortality was 19%. Primary fascial closure was performed in 115 (75%) of those undergoing DCL during the index hospitalization. Of these, 11 (9%) had reopening of the fascia. Of the surviving patients, 22 (19%) never had primary fascial closure and were discharged with a planned ventral hernia. Patients with primary fascial closure and those with planned ventral hernia were similar in age, gender, ISS, and mechanism. Those with planned ventral hernias underwent more subsequent laparotomies (3.0 vs. 1.3, p < 0.001), and had more enteric fistulas (18.2 vs. 4.3%, p = 0.041) and intra-abdominal infections (46 vs. 15%, p = 0.007), and had a greater number of hospital days (38 vs. 25, p = 0.007) during the index hospitalization. Sixteen (73%) patients with a planned ventral hernia had definitive reconstruction (mean days = 266). Once definitive abdominal wall closure was achieved, the two groups achieved similar rates of return to work and usual activity (71 vs. 70%, p = NS). CONCLUSIONS Following DCL for trauma, patients with a planned ventral hernia have definitive reconstruction nearly 9 months after the initial injury. Once definitive abdominal wall closure has been achieved; patients with primary fascial closure and those with planned ventral hernia have similar rates of return to usual activity.
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- MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2500 MetroHealth Dr., Cleveland, OH, 44109, USA
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- MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2500 MetroHealth Dr., Cleveland, OH, 44109, USA.
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- MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2500 MetroHealth Dr., Cleveland, OH, 44109, USA
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- MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2500 MetroHealth Dr., Cleveland, OH, 44109, USA
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- MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2500 MetroHealth Dr., Cleveland, OH, 44109, USA
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Radomski M, Zettervall S, Schroeder ME, Messing J, Dunne J, Sarani B. Critical Care for the Patient With Multiple Trauma. J Intensive Care Med 2015; 31:307-18. [PMID: 25673631 DOI: 10.1177/0885066615571895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Trauma remains the leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause of death in those less than 44 years old in the United States. Admission to a verified trauma center has been shown to decrease mortality following a major injury. This decrease in mortality has been a direct result of improvements in the initial evaluation and resuscitation from injury as well as continued advances in critical care. As such, it is vital that intensive care practitioners be familiar with various types of injuries and their associated treatment strategies as well as their potential complications in order to minimize the morbidity and mortality frequently seen in this patient population.
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- Michal Radomski
- Department of Surgery, Center for Trauma and Critical Care (CTACC), George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Trauma and Critical Care (CTACC), George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Trauma and Critical Care (CTACC), George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Trauma and Critical Care (CTACC), George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Trauma and Critical Care (CTACC), George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Trauma and Critical Care (CTACC), George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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Damage-control resuscitation increases successful nonoperative management rates and survival after severe blunt liver injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2015; 78:336-41. [DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Complications after laparotomy for trauma: a retrospective analysis in a level I trauma centre. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2014; 400:83-90. [PMID: 25534708 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-014-1260-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Laparotomy is a potential life-saving procedure after traumatic abdominal injury. There is limited literature about morbidity and mortality rates after trauma laparotomy. The primary aim of this study is to describe the complications which may occur due to laparotomy for trauma. METHODS Retrospective evaluated single-centre study with data registry up to 1 year after initial laparotomy for trauma was performed in a level 1 trauma centre in The Netherlands. Between January 2000 and January 2011, a total of 2390 severely injured trauma patients (ISS ≥ 16) were transported to the VUMC. Patient demographics; mechanism of injury; injury patterns defined by Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS), Injury Severity Score (ISS) and Revised Trauma Score (RTS); surgical interventions and findings; and morbidity and mortality were documented. RESULTS A total of 92 trauma patients who underwent a trauma laparotomy met the inclusion criteria. Of these patients, 71 % were male. Median age was 37 years. Median ISS was 27. Mechanisms of injury comprised of car accidents (20 %), fall from height (17 %), motorcycle accidents (12 %), pedestrian/cyclist hit by a vehicle (9 %) and other in three patients (5 %). Penetrating injuries accounted for 37 % of the injuries, consisting of stab wounds (21 %) and gunshot wounds (16 %). Complications classified by the Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications showed grade I complications in 21 patients (23 %), grade II in 36 patients (39 %), grade III in 21 patients (23 %), grade IV in 2 patients (2 %) and grade V in 16 patients (17 %). CONCLUSION Laparotomy for trauma has a high complication rate resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Most events occur in the early postoperative period. Further prospective research needs to be conducted in order to identify possibilities to improve care in the future.
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Adult respiratory distress syndrome risk factors for injured patients undergoing damage-control laparotomy. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2014; 77:886-91. [DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pommerening MJ, Kao LS, Sowards KJ, Wade CE, Holcomb JB, Cotton BA. Primary skin closure after damage control laparotomy. Br J Surg 2014; 102:67-75. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2014] [Revised: 09/21/2014] [Accepted: 09/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background
Damage control laparotomy (DCL) is used widely in the management of patients with traumatic injuries but carries significant morbidity. Surgical-site infection (SSI) also carries potential morbidity, increased costs and prolonged hospital stay. The aim of this study was to determine whether primary skin closure after DCL increases the risk of SSI.
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This was a retrospective institutional review of injured patients undergoing DCL between 2004 and 2012. Outcomes of patients who had primary skin closure at the time of fascial closure were compared with those of patients whose skin wound was left open to heal by secondary intention. The association between skin closure and SSI was evaluated using propensity score-adjusted multivariable logistic regression.
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Of 510 patients who underwent DCL, primary fascial closure was achieved in 301. Among these, 111 (36·9 per cent) underwent primary skin closure and in 190 (63·1 per cent) the skin wound was left open. Fascial closure at the initial take-back surgery was associated with having skin closure (P < 0·001), and colonic injury was associated with leaving the skin open (P = 0·002). On multivariable analysis, primary skin closure was associated with an increased risk of abdominal SSI (P = 0·020), but not fascial dehiscence (P = 0·446). Of patients receiving skin closure, 85·6 per cent did not develop abdominal SSI and were spared the morbidity of managing an open wound at discharge.
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Primary skin closure after DCL is appropriate but may be associated with an increased risk of SSI.
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- M J Pommerening
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Translational Injury Research, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence Based Practice, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence Based Practice, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Translational Injury Research, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Translational Injury Research, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Translational Injury Research, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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Bruhin A, Ferreira F, Chariker M, Smith J, Runkel N. Systematic review and evidence based recommendations for the use of negative pressure wound therapy in the open abdomen. Int J Surg 2014; 12:1105-14. [PMID: 25174789 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.08.396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2014] [Revised: 08/11/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is widely used in the management of the open abdomen despite uncertainty regarding several aspects of usage. An expert panel was convened to develop evidence-based recommendations describing the use of NPWT in the open abdomen. METHODS A systematic review was carried out to investigate the efficacy of a range of Temporary Abdominal Closure methods including variants of NPWT. Evidence-based recommendations were developed by an International Expert Panel and graded according to the quality of supporting evidence. RESULTS Pooled results, in non-septic patients showed a 72% fascial closure rate following use of commercial NPWT kits in the open abdomen. This increased to 82% by the addition of a 'dynamic' closure method. Slightly lower rates were showed with use of Wittmann Patch (68%) and home-made NPWT (vac-pack) (58%). Patients with septic complications achieved a lower rate of fascial closure than non-septic patients but NPWT with dynamic closure remained the best option to achieve fascial closure. Mortality rates were consistent and seemed to be related to the underlying medical condition rather than being influenced by the choice of dressing, Treatment goals for open abdomen were defined prior to developing eleven specific evidence-based recommendations suitable for different stages and grades of open abdomen. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION The most efficient temporary abdominal closure techniques are NPWT kits with or without a dynamic closure procedure. Evidence-based recommendations will help to tailor its use in a complex treatment pathway for the individual patient.
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- Department of Trauma and Visceral Surgery, Luzern, Switzerland
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- Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos-Porto, Portugal
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- Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Institute, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Black Forest Hospital, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany; University of Freiburg, Germany
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Roberts DJ, Zygun DA, Kirkpatrick AW, Ball CG, Faris PD, Bobrovitz N, Robertson HL, Stelfox HT. A protocol for a scoping and qualitative study to identify and evaluate indications for damage control surgery and damage control interventions in civilian trauma patients. BMJ Open 2014; 4:e005634. [PMID: 25001397 PMCID: PMC4091393 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Initial abbreviated surgery with planned reoperation (damage control surgery) is frequently used for major trauma patients to rapidly control haemorrhage while limiting surgical stress. Although damage control surgery may decrease mortality risk among the severely injured, it may also be associated with several complications when inappropriately applied. We seek to scope the literature on trauma damage control surgery, identify its proposed indications, map and clarify their definitions, and examine the content and evidence on which they are based. We also seek to generate a comprehensive list of unique indications to inform an appropriateness rating process. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We will search 11 electronic bibliographic databases, included article bibliographies and grey literature sources for citations involving civilian trauma patients that proposed one or more indications for damage control surgery or a damage control intervention. Indications will be classified into a predefined conceptual framework and categorised and described using qualitative content analysis. Constant comparative methodology will be used to create, modify and test codes describing principal findings or injuries (eg, bilobar liver injury) and associated decision variables (eg, coagulopathy) that comprise the reported indications. After a unique list of codes have been developed, we will use the organisational system recommended by the RAND/University of California, Los Angeles (RAND-UCLA) Appropriateness Rating Method to group principal findings or injuries into chapters (subdivided by associated decision variables) according to broader clinical findings encountered during surgical practice (eg, major liver injury). ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This study will constitute the first step in a multistep research programme aimed at developing appropriate, evidence-informed indications for damage control in civilian trauma patients. With use of an integrated knowledge translation intervention that includes collaboration with surgical practice leaders, this research may allow for development of indications that are more likely to be relevant to and used by surgeons. Ethics approval is not required for this study.
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- Derek J Roberts
- Department of Surgery, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- The Regional Trauma Program, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- The Regional Trauma Program, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- The Regional Trauma Program, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Oncology, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, 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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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Joseph B, Zangbar B, Pandit V, Vercruysse G, Aziz H, Kulvatunyou N, Wynne J, O'Keeffe T, Tang A, Friese RS, Rhee P. The conjoint effect of reduced crystalloid administration and decreased damage-control laparotomy use in the development of abdominal compartment syndrome. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2014; 76:457-61. [PMID: 24398772 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182a9ea44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anticipation of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a factor for performing damage-control laparotomy (DCL). Recent years have seen changes in resuscitation patterns and a decline in the use of DCL. We hypothesized that reductions in both crystalloid resuscitation and the use of DCL is associated with a reduced rate of ACS in trauma patients. METHODS We reviewed the records of all patients who underwent trauma laparotomies at our Level 1 trauma center over a 6-year period (2006-2011). We defined DCL as a trauma laparotomy in which the fascia was not closed at the initial operation. We defined ACS by elevated intravesical pressures and end-organ dysfunction. Our primary outcome measure was a development of ACS. RESULTS A total of 799 patients were included. We noted a significant decrease in the DCL rate (39% in 2006 vs. 8% in 2011, p < 0.001), the crystalloid volume per patient (mean [SD], 12.8 [7.8] L in 2006 vs. 6.6 [4.2] L in 2011; p < 0.001), rate of ACS (7.4% in 2006 vs. 0% in 2011, p < 0.001), and mortality rate (22.8% in 2006 vs. 10.6% in 2011, p < 0.001). However, we noted no significant changes in the mean Injury Severity Score (ISS) (p = 0.09), in the mean abdominal Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) score (p = 0.17), and in the mean blood product volume per patient (p = 0.67). On multivariate regression analysis, crystalloid resuscitation (p = 0.01) was the only significant factor associated with the development of ACS. CONCLUSION Minimizing the use of crystalloids and DCL was associated with better outcomes and virtual elimination of ACS in trauma patients. With the adaption of new resuscitation strategies, goals for a trauma laparotomy should be definitive surgical care with abdominal closure. ACS is a rare complication in the era of damage-control resuscitation and may have been iatrogenic. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Epidemiologic/therapeutic study, level IV.
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- Bellal Joseph
- From the Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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Early abdominal closure improves long-term outcomes after damage-control laparotomy. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013; 75:854-8. [DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182a8fe6b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bograd B, Rodriguez C, Amdur R, Gage F, Elster E, Dunne J. Use of Damage Control and the Open Abdomen in Combat. Am Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1177/000313481307900813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Despite the well-documented use of damage control laparotomy (DCL) in civilian trauma, its use has not been well described in the combat setting. Therefore, we sought to document the use of DCL and to investigate its effect on patient outcome. Prospective data were collected on 1603 combat casualties injured between April 2003 and January 2009. One hundred seventy patients (11%) underwent an exploratory laparotomy (ex lap) in theater and comprised the study cohort. DCL was defined as an abbreviated ex lap resulting in an open abdomen. Patients were stratified by age, Injury Severity Score (ISS), Glasgow Coma Score (GCS), mechanism of injury, and blood product administration. Multivariate regression analyses were used to determine risks factors for intensive care unit length of stay (ICU LOS), hospital length of stay (HLOS), and the need for DCL. Mean age of the cohort was 24 ± 5 years, ISS was 21 ± 11, and 94 per cent sustained penetrating injury. Patients with DCL comprised 50.6 per cent (n = 86) of the study cohort and had significant increases in ICU admission ( P < 0.001), ICU LOS ( P < 0.001), HLOS ( P < 0.05), ventilator days ( P < 0.001), abdominal complications ( P < 0.05), but not mortality ( P = 0.65) compared with patients without DCL. When compared with the non-DCL group, patients undergoing DCL required significantly more blood products (packed red blood cells, fresh-frozen plasma, platelets, and cryoprecipitate; P < 0.001). Multivariate regression analyses revealed blood transfusion and GCS as significant risk factors for DCL ( P < 0.05). Patients undergoing DCL had increased complications and resource use but not mortality compared with patients not undergoing DCL. The need for combat DCL may be different compared with civilian use. Prospective studies to evaluate outcomes of DCL are warranted.
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- Department of Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department Bethesda, Maryland; the
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- Department of Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department Bethesda, Maryland; the
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- Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department Bethesda, Maryland; the
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- Department of Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department Bethesda, Maryland; the
- Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
- Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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Chasing 100%: the use of hypertonic saline to improve early, primary fascial closure after damage control laparotomy. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013; 74:426-30; discussion 431-2. [PMID: 23354234 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31827e2a96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Failure to achieve fascial closure after damage control laparotomy (DCL) is associated with increased morbidity and long-term disability. In addition, early closure is associated with reduces infectious, wound, and pulmonary complications. We hypothesized that hypertonic saline (HTS), which attenuates resuscitation-induced intestinal edema in animals, would improve early primary fascial closure (EPFC) rates. METHODS This is a retrospective study of trauma patients undergoing DCL, from January 2010 to July 2011. Patients in the HTS group had 30 mL/h of 3% sodium chloride as maintenance fluids while the fascia was open. Patients in the cohort group had isotonic fluids (125 mL/h). The primary outcome, EPFC, was defined as primary fascial closure by postinjury day 7. RESULTS Seventy-seven patients underwent DCL (23 received HTS and 54 received isotonic fluids). There were no differences in demographics, injury severity, or pre-intensive care unit vitals, laboratories, fluids, or transfusions. Median fluids in the first 24 hours were lower in the HTS group (3.9 vs. 7.8 L, p < 0.001). Times to fascial closure were shorter in those receiving HTS (34 vs. 49 hours, p < 0.001), as were the rates of closure at first take back (78% vs. 53%, p = 0.036). The primary outcome of EPFC was higher in the HTS group compared with standard fluids (100% vs. 76%, p = 0.010). At discharge, the HTS group had a 96% primary fascial closure rate compared with 80% with standard fluids. CONCLUSION The use of 3% HTS as maintenance fluids after DCL was associated with 100% EPFC. HTS may be used as an adjunct to facilitate fascial closure in patients undergoing DCL. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Diagnostic study, level III.
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First described more than 60 years ago, the open abdomen has now become a relatively common entity in surgical ICUs. Although the indications for an open abdomen have evolved since the original description of the damage control laparotomy, the goal remains to provide an unstable or critically ill patient time to correct their physiologic derangements. Temporary abdominal closure is thus used as a bridge to definitive repair and closure. Unfortunately, the open abdomen is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and recent studies have suggested an overuse of the technique. Once the decision is made to proceed with an open abdomen, multiple options exist for temporary abdominal closure. The hope is to obtain definitive closure shortly thereafter in an attempt to reduce potential complications including intra-abdominal infection or enteroatmospheric fistula. Options for temporary closure range from the Bogotá bag to vacuum-assisted techniques; a combined technique of sequential fascial closure with vacuum assistance has recently been shown to result in 100% fascial approximation. In situations where fascial closure is unattainable, temporary coverage with a skin graft may be employed, followed by late abdominal closure via complex abdominal herniorrhaphy. Even using advanced methods such as component separation or a “pork sandwich” technique, the complication and recurrence rates remain high. A careful understanding of the indications, optimal management, and potential complications of the open abdomen is necessary to limit its overuse and ultimately reduce some of the challenges associated with it.
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- David J. Worhunsky
- Department of Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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Negative-pressure wound therapy for critically ill adults with open abdominal wounds: a systematic review. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2012; 73:629-39. [PMID: 22929494 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31825c130e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Open abdominal management with negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is increasingly used for critically ill trauma and surgery patients. We sought to determine the comparative efficacy and safety of NPWT versus alternate temporary abdominal closure (TAC) techniques in critically ill adults with open abdominal wounds. METHODS We conducted a systematic review of published and unpublished comparative studies. We searched MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, the Cochrane Database, the Center for Reviews and Dissemination, clinical trials registries, and bibliographies of included articles. Two authors independently abstracted data on study design, methodological quality, patient characteristics, and outcomes. RESULTS Among 2,715 citations identified, 2 randomized controlled trials and 9 cohort studies (3 prospective/6 retrospective) met inclusion criteria. Methodological quality of included prospective studies was moderate. One randomized controlled trial observed an improved fascial closure rate (relative risk [RR], 2.4; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.0-5.3) and length of hospital stay after addition of retention sutured sequential fascial closure to the Kinetic Concepts Inc. (KCI) vacuum-assisted closure (VAC). Another reported a trend toward enhanced fascial closure using the KCI VAC versus Barker's vacuum pack (RR, 2.6; 95% CI, 0.95-7.1). A prospective cohort study observed improved mortality (RR, 0.48; 95% CI, 0.25-0.92) and fascial closure (RR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.1-2.0) for patients who received the ABThera versus Barker's vacuum pack. Another noted a reduced arterial lactate, intra-abdominal pressure, and hospital stay for those fitted with the KCI VAC versus Bogotá bag. Most included retrospective studies exhibited low methodological quality and reported no mortality or fascial closure benefit for NPWT. CONCLUSION Limited prospective comparative data suggests that NPWT versus alternate TAC techniques may be linked with improved outcomes. However, the clinical heterogeneity and quality of available studies preclude definitive conclusions regarding the preferential use of NPWT over alternate TAC techniques. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Systematic review, level III.
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The use of temporary abdominal closure in low-risk trauma patients: helpful or harmful? J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2012; 72:601-6; discussion 606-8. [PMID: 22491542 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31824483b7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Temporary abdominal closure (TAC) has become a widely used technique in severely injured patients. However, there is growing concern that TAC is being overutilized. We sought to identify less severely injured patients who underwent TAC and to compare their outcomes with patients managed with a single-stage laparotomy (SSL). METHODS This is a analysis of all trauma patients who underwent immediate laparotomy from 2005 to 2009. Risk modeling identified TAC patients who met all low-risk criteria: systolic blood pressure >90, no severe head injury, no combined solid + hollow viscus injury, or vascular injury. The low-risk cohort (LR-TAC) was compared with a matched similarly injured cohort managed with SSL using univariate and multivariate regression analysis. RESULTS Among the 282 patients undergoing TAC, 62 (22%) met low-risk criteria and were included in the LR-TAC group. There were 566 patients identified in the SSL group. There was no significant difference between groups for age, mechanism, Injury Severity Scores, associated injuries, base deficit, temperature, blood transfusion, solid organ injury, or bowel resection. The LR-TAC group had more hospital and ventilator days and increased complications rates (all p < 0.05). This included a higher rate of bowel ischemia/perforation with LR-TAC (7% vs. 0.7%). The use of TAC in the low-risk group was independently associated with increased complications (odds ratio 3.0, p = 0.01) and prolonged hospital stays (odds ratio 9.6, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS TAC was associated with increased morbidity and resource utilization when applied to less severely injured patients. Further study is indicated to clarify populations that may be harmed or benefitted by TAC. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE : III, therapeutic study.
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Damage control resuscitation is associated with a reduction in resuscitation volumes and improvement in survival in 390 damage control laparotomy patients. Ann Surg 2011; 254:598-605. [PMID: 21918426 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e318230089e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 263] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether implementation of damage control resuscitation (DCR) in patients undergoing damage control laparotomy (DCL) translates into improved survival. BACKGROUND DCR aims at preventing coagulopathy through permissive hypotension, limiting crystalloids and delivering higher ratios of plasma and platelets. Previous work has focused only on the impact of delivering higher ratios (1:1:1). METHODS A retrospective cohort study was performed on all DCL patients admitted between January 2004 and August 2010. Patients were divided into pre-DCR implementation and DCR groups and were excluded if they died before completion of the initial laparotomy. The lethal triad was defined as immediate postoperative temperature less than 95°F, international normalized ratio more than 1.5, or a pH less than 7.30. RESULTS A total of 390 patients underwent DCL. Of these, 282 were pre-DCR and 108 were DCR. Groups were similar in demographics, injury severity, admission vitals, and laboratory values. DCR patients received less crystalloids (median: 14 L vs 5 L), red blood cells (13 U vs 7 U), plasma (11 U vs 8 U), and platelets (6 U vs 0 U) in 24 hours, all P < 0.05. DCR patients had less evidence of the lethal triad upon intensive care unit arrival (80% vs 46%, P < 0.001). 24-hour and 30-day survival was higher with DCR (88% vs 97%, P = 0.006 and 76% vs 86%, P = 0.03). Multivariate analysis controlling for age, injury severity, and emergency department variables, demonstrated DCR was associated with a significant increase in 30-day survival (OR: 2.5, 95% CI: 1.10-5.58, P = 0.028). CONCLUSION In patients undergoing DCL, implementation of DCR reduces crystalloid and blood product administration. More importantly, DCR is associated with an improvement in 30-day survival.
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