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Anand T, Hejazi O, Conant M, Joule D, Lundy M, Colosimo C, Spencer A, Nelson A, Magnotti L, Joseph B. Impact of resuscitation adjuncts on postintubation hypotension in patients with isolated traumatic brain injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2024; 97:112-118. [PMID: 38480491 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Postintubation hypotension (PIH) is a risk factor of endotracheal intubation (ETI) after injury. For those with traumatic brain injury (TBI), one episode of hypotension can potentiate that injury. This study aimed to identify the resuscitation adjuncts that may decrease the incidence of PIH in this patient population. METHODS This is a 4-year (2019-2022) prospective observational study at a level I trauma center. Adult (18 years or older) patients with isolated TBI requiring ETI in the trauma bay were included. Blood pressures were measured 15 minutes preintubation and postintubation. Primary outcome was PIH, defined as a decrease in systolic blood pressure of ≥20% from baseline or to ≤80 mm Hg, or any decrease in mean arterial pressure to ≤60 mm Hg. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify the associations of preintubation vasopressor, hypertonic saline (HTS), packed red blood cell, and crystalloids on PIH incidence. RESULTS Of the 490 enrolled patients, 16% had mild (head AIS, ≤2), 35% had moderate (head AIS, 3-4), and 49% had severe TBI (head AIS, ≥5). The mean ± SD age was 42 ± 22 years, and 71% were male. The median ISS, head AIS, and Glasgow Coma Scale were 26 (19-38), 4 (3-5), and 6 (3-11), respectively. The mean ± SD systolic blood pressure 15 minutes preintubation and postintubation were 118 ± 46 and 106 ± 45, respectively. Before intubation, 31% received HTS; 10%, vasopressors; 20%, crystalloids; and 14%, at least 1 U of packed red blood cell (median, 2 [1-2] U). Overall, 304 patients (62%) developed PIH. On multivariable regression analysis, preintubation use of vasopressors and HTS was associated with significantly decreased odds of PIH independent of TBI severity, 0.310 (0.102-0.944, p = 0.039) and 0.393 (0.219-0.70, p = 0.002), respectively. CONCLUSION Nearly two thirds of isolated TBI patients developed PIH. Preintubation vasopressors and HTS are associated with a decreased incidence of PIH. Such adjuncts should be considered prior to ETI in patients with suspected TBI. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic/Care Management; Level III.
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- Tanya Anand
- From the Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burn and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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Niu W, Li J, Wang S. The Effect of Colloids versus Crystalloids for Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy on Prognosis in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Anesthesiol Res Pract 2024; 2024:4386447. [PMID: 38938262 PMCID: PMC11211012 DOI: 10.1155/2024/4386447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
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Background Goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) contributes to improvements in intraoperative fluid infusion based on objective parameters and has been widely recommended in clinical practice. In addition, increasing evidence reveals that GDFT can improve the prognosis of surgical patients. However, considering the individual characteristics of colloids and crystalloids in clinical use, it is uncertain as to which type of fluids administered is associated with better outcomes in the condition of GDFT. Objectives To evaluate the effect of colloids versus crystalloids under GDFT on prognosis in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. Data Sources. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from PubMed, EMBASE, Ovid MEDLINE, CNKI, Cochrane library, and reference lists of relevant articles. Methods Two investigators independently screened and reviewed studies for inclusion and performed data extraction. Our primary outcome was a composite of postoperative complications. The secondary outcomes were (1) mortality at the follow-up duration; (2) postoperative complications of several organ systems, including cardiac, pulmonary, digestive, urinary, nervous system, and postoperative infection events; and (3) hospital and ICU length of stay. Heterogeneity was assessed by the I 2 and chi-square tests. The odds ratio (OR) of the dichotomous data, mean difference (MD) of continuous data, and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated to assess the pooled data. Results Of 332 articles retrieved, 15 RCTs (involving 2,956 patients undergoing noncardiac surgery) were included in the final analysis. When the data were pooled, patients in the colloids and crystalloids group revealed no difference in postoperative composite complications (OR = 0.84, 95% CI = 0.51-1.38, P=0.49) under GDFT. Regarding the secondary outcomes, patients in the colloids group were associated with fewer digestive system complications (OR = 0.64, 95% CI = 0.41-0.98, P=0.04). However, no difference was found in mortality (OR = 1.37, 95% CI = 0.72-2.58, P=0.34), complications of the cardiac system (OR = 1.49, 95% CI = 0.66-3.37, P=0.34), pulmonary system (OR = 0.89, 95% CI = 0.62-1.28, P=0.53), urinary system (OR = 1.05, 95% CI = 0.61-1.80, P=0.87), nervous system (OR = 1.04, 95% CI = 0.55-1.98, P=0.90), postoperative infection events (OR = 0.89, 95% CI = 0.75-1.07, P=0.22), length of hospital stay (difference in mean = -0.71, 95% CI = -1.49-0.07, P=0.07), and ICU stay (difference in mean = -0.01, 95% CI = -0.20-0.18, P=0.95) between patients receiving GDFT with colloids or crystalloids. Conclusion There is no evidence of a benefit in using colloids over crystalloids under GDFT in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, despite its use resulting in lower digestive system complications.
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- Wang Niu
- Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and The Research Units of West China (2018RU012), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesia Operating Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, West China School of Nursing, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Lulla A, Lumba-Brown A, Totten AM, Maher PJ, Badjatia N, Bell R, Donayri CTJ, Fallat ME, Hawryluk GWJ, Goldberg SA, Hennes HMA, Ignell SP, Ghajar J, Krzyzaniak BP, Lerner EB, Nishijima D, Schleien C, Shackelford S, Swartz E, Wright DW, Zhang R, Jagoda A, Bobrow BJ. Prehospital Guidelines for the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury - 3rd Edition. PREHOSP EMERG CARE 2023:1-32. [PMID: 37079803 DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2023.2187905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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- Al Lulla
- Department of Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Neurocritical Care, Neurology, Anesthesiology, Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Hiram C. Polk Jr Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Louisville, Norton Children's Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic and Akron General Hospital, Fairlawn, Ohio
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, UC Davis, Sacramento, California
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- Pediatric Critical Care, Cohen Children's Medical Center, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Uniondale, New York
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- Trauma and Critical Care, USAF Center for Sustainment of Trauma Readiness Skills, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, Texas
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Management of acute neurologic disorders in the emergency department is multimodal and may require the use of medications to decrease morbidity and mortality secondary to neurologic injury. Clinicians should form an individualized treatment approach with regard to various patient specific factors. This review article focuses on the pharmacotherapy for common neurologic emergencies that present to the emergency department, including traumatic brain injury, central nervous system infections, status epilepticus, hypertensive emergencies, spinal cord injury, and neurogenic shock.
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- Kyle M DeWitt
- Emergency Medicine, Department of Pharmacy, The University of Vermont Medical Center, 111 Colchester Avenue, Mailstop 272 BA1, Burlington, VT 05401, USA.
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- Emergency Medicine, Department of Pharmacy, The University of Vermont Medical Center, 111 Colchester Avenue, Mailstop 272 BA1, Burlington, VT 05401, USA. https://twitter.com/RxEmergency
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Bergmans SF, Schober P, Schwarte LA, Loer SA, Bossers SM. Prehospital fluid administration in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Injury 2020; 51:2356-2367. [PMID: 32888722 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prehospital management of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) focuses on preventing secondary brain injury. Therefore, hypotension should be prevented, or if present, should be promptly treated in order to maintain optimal cerebral perfusion pressure. Fluid resuscitation is a traditional mainstay in the prehospital treatment of hypotension, however, the choice of fluid type that is to be administered in the prehospital setting is the subject of an on-going debate. This systematic review and meta-analysis was therefore performed to assess the effect of different fluid types on outcome in patients with severe TBI. METHODS PubMed, Embase and Web of Science were searched for articles up to March 2020. Studies comparing two or more prehospital administered fluid types with suspected or confirmed severe TBI were deemed eligible for inclusion. Studied outcomes were mortality and (extended) Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS). The meta-analysis tested for differences in survival between hypertonic saline (HTS) and normotonic crystalloids (i.e. normal saline or Lactated Ringer's) and between hypertonic saline with dextran (HSD) and normotonic crystalloids. The systematic review is registered in the PROSPERO register with number CRD42020140423. RESULTS This literature search yielded a total of 519 articles, of which 12 were included in the systematic review and 6 were included in the meta-analysis. Eleven studies found no statistically significant difference in survival between patients treated with different fluid types (e.g. normal saline and hypertonic saline). All studies assessing neurological outcome, measured through (extended) GOS, found no statistically significant difference between different fluid types. Meta-analysis showed no better survival for patients treated with HSD, when compared to normotonic crystalloids (overall RR 0.99, 95% CI 0.93-1.06). Moreover, HTS compared to normotonic crystalloids does not result in a better survival (overall RR 1.04, 95% CI 0.97-1.12). CONCLUSIONS This systematic review and meta-analysis did not demonstrate a survival or neurological benefit for one specific fluid type administered in the prehospital setting.
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- S F Bergmans
- Department Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Helicopter Emergency Medical Service "Lifeliner 1", Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Helicopter Emergency Medical Service "Lifeliner 1", Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Kim S, Mortera M, Hu X, Krishnan S, Hoffecker L, Herrold A, Terhorst L, King L, Machtinger J, Zumsteg JM, Negm A, Heyn P. Overview of pharmacological interventions after traumatic brain injuries: impact on selected outcomes. Brain Inj 2019; 33:442-455. [DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2019.1565896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Sonya Kim
- Department of Neurology and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, USA
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- NYU Steinhardt, Department of Occupational Therapy, New York University, New York, USA
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- Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Sweden
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Physical Therapy, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Health Sciences Library, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare, Edward Hines Jr., VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Services, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Multiple Sclerosis, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Hussmann B, Schoeneberg C, Jungbluth P, Heuer M, Lefering R, Maek T, Hildebrand F, Lendemans S, Pape HC. Enhanced prehospital volume therapy does not lead to improved outcomes in severely injured patients with severe traumatic brain injury. BMC Emerg Med 2019; 19:13. [PMID: 30674281 PMCID: PMC6343344 DOI: 10.1186/s12873-019-0221-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Whether enhanced prehospital volume therapy leads to outcome improvements in severely injured patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of prehospital volume therapy on the clinical course of severely injured patients with severe TBI. Methods Data for 122,672 patients from TraumaRegister DGU® (TR-DGU) was analyzed. Inclusion criteria were defined as follows: Injury Severety Score (ISS) ≥ 16, primary admission, age ≥ 16 years, Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) head ≥3, administration of at least one unit of packed red blood cells (pRBCs), and available volume and blood pressure data. Stratification based on the following matched-pair criteria was performed: group 1: prehospital volumes of 0-1000 ml; group 2: prehospital volumes of ≥1501 ml; AIS head (3, 4, 5 + 6 and higher than for other body regions); age (16-54, 55-69, ≥ 70 years); gender; prehospital intubation (yes/no); emergency treatment time +/− 30 min.; rescue resources (rescue helicopter, emergency ambulance); blood pressure (20-60, 61-90, ≥ 91 mmHg); year of accident (2002-2005, 2006-2009, 2010-2012); AIS thorax, abdomen, and extremities plus pelvis. Results A total of 169 patients per group fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Increasing volume administration was associated with reduced coagulation capability and reduced hemoglobin (Hb) levels (prothrombin ratio: group 1: 68%, group 2: 63.7%; p ≤ 0.04; Hb: group 1: 11.2 mg/dl, group 2: 10.2 mg/dl; p ≤ 0.001). It was not possible to show a significant reduction in the mortality rate with increasing volumes (group 1: 45.6, group 2: 45.6; p = 1). Conclusions The data presented in this study demonstrates that prehospital volume administration of more than 1500 ml does not improve severely injured patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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- Bjoern Hussmann
- Trauma Surgery Department, Alfried Krupp Hospital, Alfried-Krupp-Str. 21, 45131, Essen, Germany.
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- Trauma Surgery Department, Alfried Krupp Hospital, Alfried-Krupp-Str. 21, 45131, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, University Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Research in Operative Medicine (IFOM), Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
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- Trauma Surgery Department, Alfried Krupp Hospital, Alfried-Krupp-Str. 21, 45131, Essen, Germany
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- Clinic for Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany
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- Trauma Surgery Department, Alfried Krupp Hospital, Alfried-Krupp-Str. 21, 45131, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Zhang LM, Li R, Zhao XC, Wang ML, Fu Y. The Relationship Between Colloid Transfusion During Surgical Decompression Hemicraniectomy Period and Postoperative Pneumonia or Long-Term Outcome After Space-Occupying Cerebral Infarction: A Retrospective Study. World Neurosurg 2018; 122:e1312-e1320. [PMID: 30448584 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Colloid transfusion during surgical decompressive hemicraniectomy (DHC) to treat space-occupying cerebral infarction induced by middle cerebral artery (MCA) is controversial. A multicenter retrospective study was conducted to determine whether an increased colloid transfusion during surgery is associated with a lower incidence of postoperative pneumonia and better long-term outcomes after space-occupying cerebral infarction. METHODS Data from surgical DHC within 48 hours to treat space-occupying cerebral infarction that took place between November 30, 2013, and March 30, 2016, were collected in a multicenter chart. Univariate analysis, Spearman correlation, χ2 test, and bivariate and multivariate logistic regression were performed to account for the associations between colloid transfusion and postoperative pneumonia or long-term outcomes (indicated by modified Rankin Scale [mRS] scores). RESULTS Univariate analysis showed that surgical duration and mRS were significantly different between the subjects older and younger than 60 years who underwent surgical DHC (P < 0.05). In the entire population studied, increased National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale was associated with a greater incidence of postoperative pneumonia (odds ratio [OR] 1.255, P = 0.003) and increased mRS (OR 1.229, P = 0.014). In the population older than 60 years, it was revealed that increased colloid transfusion was associated with a lower incidence of postoperative pneumonia (OR 0.761, P = 0.030) or better outcomes, as indicated with lower mRS (OR 0.837, P = 0.045). CONCLUSIONS Our retrospective study demonstrated that there is a robust association between increased perioperative colloid transfusion and lower incidence of postoperative pneumonia and better outcomes among the patients older than 60 years after space-occupying cerebral infarction.
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- Li-Min Zhang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cangzhou People's Hospital, Cangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cangzhou Second People's Hospital, Cangzhou, China
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Protection of cerebral microcirculation, mitochondrial function, and electrocortical activity by small-volume resuscitation with terlipressin in a rat model of haemorrhagic shock. Br J Anaesth 2018; 120:1245-1254. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.11.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Revised: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Blanchard IE, Ahmad A, Tang KL, Ronksley PE, Lorenzetti D, Lazarenko G, Lang ES, Doig CJ, Stelfox HT. The effectiveness of prehospital hypertonic saline for hypotensive trauma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Emerg Med 2017; 17:35. [PMID: 29183276 PMCID: PMC5706402 DOI: 10.1186/s12873-017-0146-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background The optimal prehospital fluid for the treatment of hypotension is unknown. Hypertonic fluids may increase circulatory volume and mute the pro-inflammatory response of the body to injury and illness. The purpose of this systematic review is to determine whether in patients presenting with hypotension in the prehospital setting (population), the administration of hypertonic saline (intervention), compared to an isotonic fluid (control), improves survival to hospital discharge (outcome). Methods Searches were conducted in Medline, Embase, CINAHL, and CENTRAL from the date of database inception to November, 2016, and included all languages. Two reviewers independently selected randomized control trials of hypotensive human participants administered hypertonic saline in the prehospital setting. The comparison was isotonic fluid, which included normal saline, and near isotonic fluids such as Ringer’s Lactate. Assessment of study quality was done using the Cochrane Collaborations’ risk of bias tool and a fixed effect meta-analysis was conducted to determine the pooled relative risk of survival to hospital discharge. Secondary outcomes were reported for fluid requirements, multi-organ failure, adverse events, length of hospital stay, long term survival and disability. Results Of the 1160 non-duplicate citations screened, thirty-eight articles underwent full-text review, and five trials were included in the systematic review. All studies administered a fixed 250 ml dose of 7.5% hypertonic saline, except one that administered 300 ml. Two studies used normal saline, two Ringer’s Lactate, and one Ringer’s Acetate as control. Routine care co-interventions included isotonic fluids and colloids. Five studies were included in the meta-analysis (n = 1162 injured patients) with minimal statistical heterogeneity (I2 = 0%). The pooled relative risk of survival to hospital discharge with hypertonic saline was 1.02 times that of patients who received isotonic fluids (95% Confidence Interval: 0.95, 1.10). There were no consistent statistically significant differences in secondary outcomes. Conclusions There was no significant difference in important clinical outcomes for hypotensive injured patients administered hypertonic saline compared to isotonic fluid in the prehospital setting. Hypertonic saline cannot be recommended for use in prehospital clinical practice for the management of hypotensive injured patients based on the available data. PROSPERO registration # CRD42016053385.
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- I E Blanchard
- Alberta Health Services, Emergency Medical Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. .,University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Critical Care, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. .,University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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- University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Health Services, Emergency Medical Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Critical Care, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Critical Care, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Increased Perioperative Crystalloid Transfusion Is Associated with Better Outcomes After Spontaneous Hypertensive Putamen Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Study. World Neurosurg 2017; 98:140-145. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.10.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Revised: 10/23/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Traumatic brain injury: physiological targets for clinical practice in the prehospital setting and on the Neuro-ICU. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2016; 28:517-24. [PMID: 26331713 DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Over many years, understanding of the pathophysiology in traumatic brain injury (TBI) has resulted in the development of core physiological targets and therapies to preserve cerebral oxygenation, and in doing so prevent secondary insult. The present review revisits the evidence for these targets and therapies. RECENT FINDINGS Achieving oxygen, carbon dioxide, blood pressure, temperature and glucose targets remain a key goal of therapy in TBI, as does the role of effective prehospital care. Physician led air ambulance teams reduce mortality. Normobaric hyperoxia is dangerous to the injured brain; as are both high and low carbon dioxide levels. Hypotension is life threatening and higher targets have now been suggested in TBI. Both therapeutic normothermia and hypothermia have a role in specific groups of patients with TBI. Although consensus has not been reached on the optimal intravenous fluid for resuscitation in TBI, vigilant goal-directed fluid administration may improve outcome. Osmotherapeutic agents such as hypertonic sodium lactate solutions may also have a role alongside conventional agents. SUMMARY Maintaining physiological targets in several areas remains part of protocol led care in the acute phase of TBI management. As evidence accumulates however, the target values and therefore therapies may be set to change.
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Pinto FCG, Oliveira MFD, Prist R, Silva MRE, Silva LFFD, Capone Neto A. Effect of volume replacement during combined experimental hemorrhagic shock and traumatic brain injury in prostanoids, brain pathology and pupil status. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2016; 73:499-505. [PMID: 26083885 DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20150039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the main cause of trauma-related deaths. Systemic hypotension and intracranial hypertension causes cerebral ischemia by altering metabolism of prostanoids. We describe prostanoid, pupilar and pathological response during resuscitation with hypertonic saline solution (HSS) in TBI. Method Fifteen dogs were randomized in three groups according to resuscitation after TBI (control group; lactated Ringer's (LR) group and HSS group), with measurement of thromboxane, prostaglandin, macroscopic and microscopic pathological evaluation and pupil evaluation.Result Concentration of prostaglandin is greater in the cerebral venous blood than in plasma and the opposite happens with concentration of thromboxane. Pathology revealed edema in groups with the exception of group treated with HSS.Discussion and conclusion There is a balance between the concentrations of prostaglandin and thromboxane. HSS prevented the formation of cerebral edema macroscopically detectable. Pupillary reversal occurred earlier in HSS group than in LR group.
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- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Rowell SE, Fair KA, Barbosa RR, Watters JM, Bulger EM, Holcomb JB, Cohen MJ, Rahbar MH, Fox EE, Schreiber MA. The Impact of Pre-Hospital Administration of Lactated Ringer's Solution versus Normal Saline in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma 2016; 33:1054-9. [PMID: 26914721 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Lactated Ringer's (LR) and normal saline (NS) are both used for resuscitation of injured patients. NS has been associated with increased resuscitation volume, blood loss, acidosis, and coagulopathy compared with LR. We sought to determine if pre-hospital LR is associated with improved outcome compared with NS in patients with and without traumatic brain injury (TBI). We included patients receiving pre-hospital LR or NS from the PRospective Observational Multicenter Major Trauma Transfusion (PROMMTT) study. Patients with TBI (Abbreviated Injury Scale [AIS] head ≥3) and without TBI (AIS head ≤2) were compared. Cox proportional hazards models including Injury Severity Score (ISS), AIS head, AIS extremity, age, fluids, intubation status, and hospital site were generated for prediction of mortality. Linear regression models were generated for prediction of red blood cell (RBC) and crystalloid requirement, and admission biochemical/physiological parameters. Seven hundred ninety-one patients received either LR (n = 117) or NS (n = 674). Median ISS, AIS head, AIS extremity, and pre-hospital fluid volume were higher in TBI and non-TBI patients receiving LR compared with NS (p < 0.01). In patients with TBI (n = 308), LR was associated with higher adjusted mortality compared with NS (hazard rate [HR] = 1.78, confidence interval [CI] 1.04-3.04, p = 0.035). In patients without TBI (n = 483), no difference in mortality was demonstrated (HR = 1.49, CI 0.757-2.95, p = 0.247). Fluid type had no effect on admission biochemical or physiological parameters, 6-hour RBC, or crystalloid requirement in either group. LR was associated with increased mortality compared with NS in patients with TBI. These results underscore the need for a prospective randomized trial comparing pre-hospital LR with NS in patients with TBI.
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- Susan E Rowell
- 1 Oregon Health and Science University , Portland, Oregon
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- 1 Oregon Health and Science University , Portland, Oregon
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- 4 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston , Houston, Texas
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- 5 University of California San Francisco Medical Center , San Francisco, California
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- 4 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston , Houston, Texas
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- 4 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston , Houston, Texas
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Prehospital volume therapy as an independent risk factor after trauma. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:354367. [PMID: 25949995 PMCID: PMC4407400 DOI: 10.1155/2015/354367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2015] [Revised: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background. Prehospital volume therapy remains widely used after trauma, while evidence regarding its disadvantages is growing. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the volume administered in a prehospital setting as an independent risk factor for mortality. Material and Methods. Patients who met the following criteria were analyzed retrospectively: Injury Severity Score = 16, primary admission (between 2002 and 2010), and age = 16 years. The following data had to be available: volume administered (including packed red cells), blood pressure, Glasgow Coma Scale, therapeutic measures, and laboratory results. Following a univariate analysis, independent risk factors for mortality after trauma were investigated using a multivariate regression analysis. Results. A collective of 7,641 patients met the inclusion criteria, showing that increasing volumes administered in a prehospital setting were an independent risk factor for mortality (odds ratio: 1.34). This tendency was even more pronounced in patients without severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) (odds ratio: 2.71), while the opposite tendency was observed in patients with TBI. Conclusions. Prehospital volume therapy in patients without severe TBI represents an independent risk factor for mortality. In such cases, respiratory and circulatory conditions should be stabilized during permissive hypotension, and patient transfer should not be delayed.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review article explores the recent literature regarding the optimal type and amount of intravenous fluids for the trauma patient from the time of injury through their ICU stay. It discusses damage control principles as well as targeted resuscitation utilizing new technology. RECENT FINDINGS In the prehospital arena, intravenous fluids have been associated with worse patient outcomes due to increased coagulopathy and time to definitive care. Once in the trauma bay, damage control resuscitation principles apply to the severely injured patient. Large volume crystalloid infusion increases mortality. The best patient outcomes have been found with transfusion of blood products in a ratio that closely mimics whole blood. Thrombelastography is a useful adjunct in resuscitation and can help guide the judicious use of blood products. New technology can help providers ascertain when a patient is appropriately resuscitated by determining adequate global and regional perfusion. SUMMARY During the resuscitation of the acutely injured patient, crystalloids should be limited in favor of blood components. Damage control principles apply until definitive hemostasis is obtained, at which point the focus should change to targeted resuscitation using traditional global endpoints of resuscitation in conjunction with determinants of regional perfusion.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Fluid resuscitation in trauma patients could reduce organ failure, until blood components are available and hemorrhage is controlled. However, the ideal fluid resuscitation strategy in trauma patients remains a debated topic. Different types of trauma can require different types of fluids and different volume of infusion. RECENT FINDINGS There are few randomized controlled trials investigating the efficacy of fluids in trauma patients. There is no evidence that any type of fluids can improve short-term and long-term outcome in these patients. The main clinical evidence emphasizes that a restrictive fluid resuscitation before surgery improves outcome in patients with penetrating trauma. Fluid management of blunt trauma patients, in particular with coexisting brain injury, remains unclear. SUMMARY In order to focus on the state of the art about this topic, we review the current literature and guidelines. Recent studies have underlined that the correct fluid resuscitation strategy can depend on the type of trauma condition: penetrating, blunt, brain injury or a combination of them. Of course, further studies are needed to investigate the impact of a specific fluid strategy on different type and severity of trauma.
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Imam A, Jin G, Sillesen M, Dekker SE, Bambakidis T, Hwabejire JO, Jepsen CH, Halaweish I, Alam HB. Fresh frozen plasma resuscitation provides neuroprotection compared to normal saline in a large animal model of traumatic brain injury and polytrauma. J Neurotrauma 2014; 32:307-13. [PMID: 25153180 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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We have previously shown that early treatment with fresh frozen plasma (FFP) is neuroprotective in a swine model of hemorrhagic shock (HS) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, it remains unknown whether this strategy would be beneficial in a more clinical polytrauma model. Yorkshire swine (42-50 kg) were instrumented to measure hemodynamic parameters, brain oxygenation, and intracranial pressure (ICP) and subjected to computer-controlled TBI and multi-system trauma (rib fracture, soft-tissue damage, and liver injury) as well as combined free and controlled hemorrhage (40% blood volume). After 2 h of shock (mean arterial pressure, 30-35 mm Hg), animals were resuscitated with normal saline (NS; 3×volume) or FFP (1×volume; n=6/group). Six hours postresuscitation, brains were harvested and lesion size and swelling were evaluated. Levels of endothelial-derived vasodilator endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and vasoconstrictor endothelin-1 (ET-1) were also measured. FFP resuscitation was associated with reduced brain lesion size (1005.8 vs. 2081.9 mm(3); p=0.01) as well as swelling (11.5% vs. 19.4%; p=0.02). Further, FFP-resuscitated animals had higher brain oxygenation as well as cerebral perfusion pressures. Levels of cerebral eNOS were higher in the FFP-treated group (852.9 vs. 816.4 ng/mL; p=0.03), but no differences in brain levels of ET-1 were observed. Early administration of FFP is neuroprotective in a complex, large animal model of polytrauma, hemorrhage, and TBI. This is associated with a favorable brain oxygenation and cerebral perfusion pressure profile as well as higher levels of endothelial-derived vasodilator eNOS, compared to normal saline resuscitation.
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- Ayesha Imam
- 1 Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School , Boston, Massachusetts
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Chowdhury T, Kowalski S, Arabi Y, Dash HH. Pre-hospital and initial management of head injury patients: An update. Saudi J Anaesth 2014; 8:114-20. [PMID: 24665251 PMCID: PMC3950434 DOI: 10.4103/1658-354x.125971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Most of the bad outcomes in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) are related to the presence of a high incidence of pre-hospital secondary brain insults. Therefore, knowledge of these variables and timely management of the disease at the pre-hospital period can significantly improve the outcome and decrease the mortality. The Brain Trauma Foundation guideline on "Prehospital Management" published in 2008 could provide the standardized protocols for the management of patients with TBI; however, this guideline has included the relevant papers up to 2006. METHODS A PubMed search for relevant clinical trials and reviews (from 1 January 2007 to 31 March 2013), which specifically discussed about the topic, was conducted. RESULTS Based on the evidence, majority of the management strategies comprise of rapid correction of hypoxemia and hypotension, the two most important predictors for mortality. However, there is still a need to define the goals for the management of hypotension and inclusion of newer difficult airway carts as well as proper monitoring devices for ensuring better intubation and ventilatory management. Isotonic saline should be used as the first choice for fluid resuscitation. The pre-hospital hypothermia has more adverse effects; therefore, this should be avoided. CONCLUSION Most of the management trials published after 2007 have focused mainly on the treatment as well as the prevention strategies for secondary brain injury. The results of these trials would be certainly adopted by new standardized guidelines and therefore may have a substantial impact on the pre-hospital management in patients with TBI.
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- Tumul Chowdhury
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Intensive Care, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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In 1984, Col. Ronald Bellamy launched a worldwide challenge to develop a new resuscitation fluid to aid survival after catastrophic blood loss on the battlefield. In 1996, after careful compromise among need, cube weight and efficacy, the US military and later coalition forces adopted 6% hetastarch (HES) fluids for early resuscitation. In the intervening years, evidence has amassed indicating that the HES fluids may not be safe, and in June 2013 the US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning that HES solutions should not be used to treat patients with hypovolaemia or the critically ill. We review the unique challenges of early battlefield resuscitation, why the 'Bellamy challenge' remains open and discuss a number of forward-looking strategies that may help to solve the problem. The first two pillars of resuscitation that we believe have not been adequately addressed are rescuing and stabilising the heart (and brain) and the vascular system. The 'ideal' resuscitation fluid needs to nurture the heart and body slowly back to health, and not 'shock' it a second time with unnatural colloids or large volumes of unphysiological saline-based solutions.
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- Geoffrey P Dobson
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Heart and Trauma Research Laboratory, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Tan GKX, Ng JKW, Tan KW, Angeli V, Moochhala S, Ooi EE, Alonso S. Hypertonic saline reduces vascular leakage in a mouse model of severe dengue. PLoS One 2013; 8:e61621. [PMID: 23637867 PMCID: PMC3630109 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2012] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Dengue (DEN) is a mosquito-borne viral disease and represents a serious public health threat and an economical burden throughout the tropics. Dengue clinical manifestations range from mild acute febrile illness to severe DEN hemorrhagic fever/DEN shock syndrome (DHF/DSS). Currently, resuscitation with large volumes of isotonic fluid remains the gold standard of care for DEN patients who develop vascular leakage and shock. Here, we investigated the ability of small volume of hypertonic saline (HTS) suspensions to control vascular permeability in a mouse model of severe DEN associated with vascular leakage. Several HTS treatment regimens were considered and our results indicated that a single bolus of 7.5% NaCl at 4 mL per kg of body weight administered at the onset of detectable vascular leakage rapidly and significantly reduced vascular leak for several days after injection. This transient reduction of vascular leakage correlated with reduced intestine and liver damage with restoration of the hepatic functions, and resulted in delayed death of the infected animals. Mechanistically, we showed that HTS did not directly impact on the viral titers but resulted in lower immune cells counts and decreased systemic levels of soluble mediators involved in vascular permeability. In addition, we demonstrated that neutrophils do not play a critical role in DEN-associated vascular leakage and that the therapeutic effect of HTS is not mediated by its impact on the neutrophil counts. Together our data indicate that HTS treatment can transiently but rapidly reduce dengue-associated vascular leakage, and support the findings of a recent clinical trial which evaluated the efficacy of a hypertonic suspension to impact on vascular permeability in DSS children.
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- Grace Kai Xin Tan
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- DSO National Laboratories, Singapore, Singapore
- Progamme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Brown AFT, Gosbell A. Innovating to build greater relevance to the Australasian emergency medicine community. Emerg Med Australas 2012; 24:587-9. [PMID: 23216717 DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rosenfeld JV, Maas AI, Bragge P, Morganti-Kossmann MC, Manley GT, Gruen RL. Early management of severe traumatic brain injury. Lancet 2012; 380:1088-98. [PMID: 22998718 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(12)60864-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 352] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Severe traumatic brain injury remains a major health-care problem worldwide. Although major progress has been made in understanding of the pathophysiology of this injury, this has not yet led to substantial improvements in outcome. In this report, we address present knowledge and its limitations, research innovations, and clinical implications. Improved outcomes for patients with severe traumatic brain injury could result from progress in pharmacological and other treatments, neural repair and regeneration, optimisation of surgical indications and techniques, and combination and individually targeted treatments. Expanded classification of traumatic brain injury and innovations in research design will underpin these advances. We are optimistic that further gains in outcome for patients with severe traumatic brain injury will be achieved in the next decade.
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- Jeffrey V Rosenfeld
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
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