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LaGrone LN, Stein D, Cribari C, Kaups K, Harris C, Miller AN, Smith B, Dutton R, Bulger E, Napolitano LM. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma/American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma: Clinical protocol for damage-control resuscitation for the adult trauma patient. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2024; 96:510-520. [PMID: 37697470 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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ABSTRACT Damage-control resuscitation in the care of critically injured trauma patients aims to limit blood loss and prevent and treat coagulopathy by combining early definitive hemorrhage control, hypotensive resuscitation, and early and balanced use of blood products (hemostatic resuscitation) and the use of other hemostatic agents. This clinical protocol has been developed to provide evidence-based recommendations for optimal damage-control resuscitation in the care of trauma patients with hemorrhage.
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- Lacey N LaGrone
- From the Department of Surgery (D.S.), University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Surgery (L.N.L., C.C.), UCHealth, Loveland, Colorado; Department of Surgery (K.K), University of California San Francisco Fresno, San Francisco, California; Department of Surgery (C.H.), Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Orthopedic Surgery (A.N.M.), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Surgery (B.S.), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; American Society of Anesthesiologists (R.D.), Anesthesia, Waco, Texas; Department of Surgery (E.B.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; and Department of Surgery (L.M.N.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Zeineddin A, Tominaga GT, Crandall M, Almeida M, Schuster KM, Jawad G, Maqbool B, Sheffield AC, Dhillon NK, Radow BS, Moorman ML, Martin ND, Jacovides CL, Lowry D, Kaups K, Horwood CR, Werner NL, Proaño-Zamudio JA, Kaafarani HMA, Marshall WA, Haines LN, Schaffer KB, Staudenmayer KL, Kozar RA. Contemporary management and outcomes of penetrating colon injuries: Validation of the 2020 AAST Colon Organ Injury Scale. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2023; 95:213-219. [PMID: 37072893 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Colon Organ Injury Scale (OIS) was updated in 2020 to include a separate OIS for penetrating colon injuries and included imaging criteria. In this multicenter study, we describe the contemporary management and outcomes of penetrating colon injuries and hypothesize that the 2020 OIS system correlates with operative management, complications, and outcomes. METHODS This was a retrospective study of patients presenting to 12 Level 1 trauma centers between 2016 and 2020 with penetrating colon injuries and Abbreviated Injury Scale score of <3 in other body regions. We assessed the association of the new OIS with surgical management and clinical outcomes and the association of OIS imaging criteria with operative criteria. Bivariate analysis was done with χ 2 , analysis of variance, and Kruskal-Wallis, where appropriate. Multivariable models were constructed in a stepwise selection fashion. RESULTS We identified 573 patients with penetrating colon injuries. Patients were young and predominantly male; 79% suffered a gunshot injury, 11% had a grade V destructive injury, 19% required ≥6 U of transfusion, 24% had an Injury Severity Score of >15, and 42% had moderate-to-large contamination. Higher OIS was independently associated with a lower likelihood of primary repair, higher likelihood of resection with anastomosis and/or diversion, need for damage-control laparotomy, and higher incidence of abscess, wound infection, extra-abdominal infections, acute kidney injury, and lung injury. Damage control was independently associated with diversion and intra-abdominal and extra-abdominal infections. Preoperative imaging in 152 (27%) cases had a low correlation with operative findings ( κ coefficient, 0.13). CONCLUSION This is the largest study to date of penetrating colon injuries and the first multicenter validation of the new OIS specific to these injuries. While imaging criteria alone lacked strong predictive value, operative American Association for the Surgery of Trauma OIS colon grade strongly predicted type of interventions and outcomes, supporting use of this grading scale for research and clinical practice. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognostic and Epidemiological; Level III.
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- Ahmad Zeineddin
- From the Department of Surgery (A.Z.), Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC; Department of Surgery (A.Z., N.K.D., R.A.K.), Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Surgery (M.A., K.M.S.), Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; Department of Surgery (G.J., B.M.), University of New Mexico Health Science Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Department of Surgery (M.C., A.C.S.), College of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Surgery (B.S.R., M.L.M.), University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio; Department of Surgery (N.D.M., C.L.J.), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Surgery (D.L., K.K.), Community Regional Medical Center, UCSF Fresno, Fresno, California; Department of Surgery (C.R.H., N.L.W.), Denver Health, Denver, Colorado; Department of Surgery (J.A.P.-Z., H.M.A.K.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Surgery (W.A.M., L.N.H.), University of California San Diego Health, San Diego; Department of Surgery (G.T.T., K.B.S.), Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla; and Department of Surgery (K.L.S.), Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Schuster KM, O'Connor R, Cripps M, Kuhlenschmidt K, Taveras L, Kaafarani HM, El Hechi M, Puri R, Schroeppel TJ, Enniss TM, Cullinane DC, Cullinane LM, Agarwal S, Kaups K, Crandall M, Tominaga G. Revision of the AAST grading scale for acute cholecystitis with comparison to physiologic measures of severity. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2022; 92:664-674. [PMID: 34936593 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Grading systems for acute cholecystitis are essential to compare outcomes, improve quality, and advance research. The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) grading system for acute cholecystitis was only moderately discriminant when predicting multiple outcomes and underperformed the Tokyo guidelines and Parkland grade. We hypothesized that through additional expert consensus, the predictive capacity of the AAST anatomic grading system could be improved. METHODS A modified Delphi approach was used to revise the AAST grading system. Changes were made to improve distribution of patients across grades, and additional key clinical variables were introduced. The revised version was assessed using prospectively collected data from an AAST multicenter study. Patient distribution across grades was assessed, and the revised grading system was evaluated based on predictive capacity using area under receiver operating characteristic curves for conversion from laparoscopic to an open procedure, use of a surgical "bail-out" procedure, bile leak, major complications, and discharge home. A preoperative AAST grade was defined based on preoperative, clinical, and radiologic data, and the Parkland grade was also substituted for the operative component of the AAST grade. RESULTS Using prospectively collected data on 861 patients with acute cholecystitis the revised version of the AAST grade has an improved distribution across all grades, both the overall grade and across each subscale. A higher AAST grade predicted each of the outcomes assessed (all p ≤ 0.01). The revised AAST grade outperformed the original AAST grade for predicting operative outcomes and discharge disposition. Despite this improvement, the AAST grade did not outperform the Parkland grade or the Emergency Surgery Score. CONCLUSION The revised AAST grade and the preoperative AAST grade demonstrated improved discrimination; however, a purely anatomic grade based on chart review is unlikely to predict outcomes without addition of physiologic variables. Follow-up validation will be necessary. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Diagnostic Test or Criteria, Level IV.
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- Kevin M Schuster
- From the Department of Surgery (K.M.S., R.O.), Yale School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut; Department of Surgery (M.C., K.K., L.T.), University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine, Dallas, Texas; Department of Surgery (H.M.K., M.E.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Surgery (R.P., M.C.), University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Surgery (T.J.S.), UC Health, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Department of Surgery (T.M.E.), University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah; Department of Surgery (D.C.C., L.M.C.), Marshfield Clinic Marshfield, Wisconsin; Department of Surgery (S.A.J.), Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina; Department of Surgery (K.K.), University of California San Francisco, Fresno, Fresno; and Department of Surgery (G.T.), Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, California
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Macmillan P, Frye J, Bunnalai T, Kaups K. Crisis Standards of Care Guidelines for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Fresno Resource Allocation Guide (FRAG). Cureus 2021; 13:e19662. [PMID: 34976456 PMCID: PMC8680015 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.19662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has forced healthcare providers and policymakers to look candidly at the possibility that critical care resources, such as ventilators, medical staff, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machines, and high-flow oxygen, may become scarce or depleted if the virus continues to move throughout the United States unabated. With hospitalizations and ICU occupancy rates rapidly increasing all over the US, we must face the uncomfortable truth that a triage system, much like on the battlefields of war, will need to be implemented. Ethical concerns abound, but the process for addressing limited resources must continue to be explored. Multiple frameworks have previously been developed to address the use of limited medical resources during catastrophic public health emergencies. Many crisis care guidelines and protocols address the maximizing of surge capabilities and allocation of resource use (specifically, ventilators). While overwhelming scenarios unfolded in Europe and then on the East Coast of the United States in March of 2020, our hospital system in central California was obligated to consider previously unimaginable scenarios. In an effort to pro-actively address these, an expert group, consisting of intensivists (adult and pediatric), trauma surgery, palliative care, and ethicists was organized to develop guidelines for resource allocation to be utilized for our medical system in the event of a public health emergency. As part of this process, existing guidelines and consensus documents were reviewed. A novel system for ventilator allocation was developed, termed the Fresno Resource Allocation Guide (FRAG). As the pandemic continued to surge into 2021, we began to look at other resources, such as oxygen delivery systems other than ventilators, as well as healthcare team members. This resource allocation guide takes into account a depletion in critical care supplies for adults and children. It employs ethical principles and evidence-based tools for critical care.
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O'Banion LA, Dirks R, Farooqui E, Kaups K, Qumsiyeh Y, Rome C, Davis J. Outcomes of major lower extremity amputations n dysvascular patients: Room for improvement. Am J Surg 2020; 220:1506-1510. [PMID: 32891397 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Dysvascular patients account for >80% of major amputations in the US. We sought to determine if early mobilization and discharge disposition decreased post-operative hospital length of stay (PO-LOS) and expedited independent ambulation. METHODS A retrospective review of dysvascular patients undergoing major amputations was performed. Primary outcomes included PO-LOS, discharge disposition, and days to ambulation. RESULTS 130 patients were included. Patients evaluated by Physical Therapy (PT) within 1 day of formal amputation had decreased PO-LOS (5.6 vs 6.5 days, p = 0.029). Patients discharged to rehab had a shorter PO-LOS (4 days) than those discharged to SNF or home (8 and 5 days, respectively; p = 0.008). Time to ambulation was shorter for patients discharged to rehab (109 days vs home = 153 days; SNF = 175 days; p = 0.033). CONCLUSION Modifiable factors, including early PT and rehab placement, decreased PO-LOS and expedited time to ambulation. A need exists for a standardized multidisciplinary team approach to improve outcomes.
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- Leigh Ann O'Banion
- UCSF Department of Surgery, 2823 Fresno St, 1st Floor Surgery, Fresno, CA, 93721, USA.
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- UCSF Department of Surgery, 2823 Fresno St, 1st Floor Surgery, Fresno, CA, 93721, USA.
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- UCSF Department of Surgery, 2823 Fresno St, 1st Floor Surgery, Fresno, CA, 93721, USA.
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- UCSF Department of Surgery, 2823 Fresno St, 1st Floor Surgery, Fresno, CA, 93721, USA.
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- UCSF Department of Surgery, 2823 Fresno St, 1st Floor Surgery, Fresno, CA, 93721, USA.
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- UCSF Department of Surgery, 2823 Fresno St, 1st Floor Surgery, Fresno, CA, 93721, USA.
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- UCSF Department of Surgery, 2823 Fresno St, 1st Floor Surgery, Fresno, CA, 93721, USA.
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Kwok AM, Davis JW, Dirks RC, Sue LP, Wolfe MM, Kaups K. Prospective evaluation of admission cortisol in trauma. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2020; 5:e000386. [PMID: 32072017 PMCID: PMC6996787 DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2019-000386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background A low cortisol level has been shown to occur soon after trauma, and is associated with increased mortality. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of low cortisol levels in acute critically ill trauma patients. We hypothesized that patients would require increase vasopressor use, have a greater blood product administration, and increased mortality rate. Methods A blinded, prospective observational study was performed at an American College of Surgeons verified Level I trauma center. Adult patients who met trauma activation criteria, received initial treatment at Community Regional Medical Center and were admitted to the intensive care unit were included. Total serum cortisol levels were measured from the initial blood draw in the emergency department. Patients were categorized according to cortisol ≤15 µg/dL (severe low cortisol, SLC), 15.01–25 µg/dL (relative low cortisol, RLC), or >25 µg/dL (normal cortisol, NC) and compared on demographics, injury severity score, initial vital signs, blood product usage, vasopressor requirements, and mortality. Results Cortisol levels were ordered for 280 patients; 91 were excluded and 189 were included. Penetrating trauma accounted for 19% of injuries and blunt trauma for 81%. 22 patients (12%) had SLC, 83 (44%) had RLC, and 84 (44%) had NC. This study found patients with admission SLC had higher rates of vasopressor requirements, required more units of blood, and had a higher mortality rate than both the RLC and NC groups. Conclusion Low cortisol level can be identified acutely after severe trauma. Trauma patients with SLC had larger blood product requirements, vasopressor use, and increase mortality. Initial cortisol levels are useful in identifying these high-risk patients. Level of evidence Prognostic/epidemiologic study, level III
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- Amy M Kwok
- Department of Surgery, University of San Francisco-Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of San Francisco-Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of San Francisco-Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of San Francisco-Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of San Francisco-Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of San Francisco-Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
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Bulger EM, Perina DG, Qasim Z, Beldowicz B, Brenner M, Guyette F, Rowe D, Kang CS, Gurney J, DuBose J, Joseph B, Lyon R, Kaups K, Friedman VE, Eastridge B, Stewart R. Clinical use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in civilian trauma systems in the USA, 2019: a joint statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, the American College of Emergency Physicians, the National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians and the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2019; 4:e000376. [PMID: 31673635 PMCID: PMC6802990 DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2019-000376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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This is a joint statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, the American College of Emergency Physicians, the National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians and the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians regarding the clinical use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in civilian trauma systems in the USA. This statement addresses the system of care needed to manage trauma patients requiring the use of REBOA, in light of the current evidence available in this patient population. This statement was developed by an expert panel following a comprehensive review of the literature with representation from all sponsoring organizations and the US Military. This is an update to the previous statement published in 2018. It has been formally endorsed by the four sponsoring organizations.
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- Eileen M Bulger
- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department if Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Government and Industry Relations, Priority Ambulance Inc, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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- Joint Trauma System, Defense Center of Excellence, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Graduate School of Nursing, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, Fresno, California, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, Florida Emergency Physicians, Maitland, Florida, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Harmon L, Bilow R, Shanmuganathan K, Lauerman M, Todd SR, Cardenas J, Haugen CE, Albrecht R, Pittman S, Cohen M, Kaups K, Dirks R, Burlew CC, Fox CJ, Con J, Inaba K, Harrison PB, Berg GM, Waller CJ, Kallies KJ, Kozar RA. Delayed splenic hemorrhage: Myth or mystery? A Western Trauma Association multicenter study. Am J Surg 2019; 218:579-583. [PMID: 31284948 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Multi-detector computed tomography imaging is now the reference standard for identifying solid organ injuries, with a high sensitivity and specificity. However, delayed splenic hemorrhage (DSH), defined as no identified injury to the spleen on the index scan but delayed bleeding from a splenic injury, has been reported. We hypothesized that the occurrence of DSH would be minimized by utilization of modern imaging techniques. METHODS Data was retrospectively collected from 2006 to 2016 in 12 adult Level I and II trauma centers. All patients had an initial CT scan demonstrating no splenic injury but subsequently were diagnosed with splenic bleeding. Demographic, injury characteristics, imaging parameters and results, interventions and outcomes were collected. RESULTS Of 6867 patients with splenic injuries, 32 cases (0.4%) of blunt splenic hemorrage were identified. Patients were primarily male, had blunt trauma, severely injured (ISS 32 (9-57) and with associated injuries. Injuries of all grades were identified up to 16 days following admission. Overall, half of patients required splenectomy. All index images were obtained using multi-detector CT (16-320 slice). Secondary review of imaging by two trauma radiologists judged 72% (n = 23) of scans as suboptimal. This was due to poor scan quality primary from artifact(23), single phase contrast imaging (16), and/or poor contrast bolus timing or volume (6). Notably, only 28% of scans in patients with DSH were performed with optimal scanning techniques. CONCLUSION This is the largest reported series of DSH in the era of modern imaging. Although the incidence of DSH is low, it still occurs despite the use of multi-detector imaging and when present, is associated with a high rate of splenectomy. Most cases of DSH can be attributed to missed diagnosis from suboptimal index imaging and ultimately be avoided.
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- Laura Harmon
- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Shock Trauma and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore MD, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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- University of Colorado, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver CO, USA.
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- University of Colorado, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver CO, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, New York Medical College-Westchester, Valhalla, NY, USA.
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- University of Southern California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Wesley Medical Center Trauma Services, Wichita, KS, USA.
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- Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore MD, USA.
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Santin B, Kaups K. The disruptive physician: addressing the issues. Bull Am Coll Surg 2015; 100:20-24. [PMID: 25799767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Banh KV, James S, Hendey GW, Snowden B, Kaups K. Single-dose etomidate for intubation in the trauma patient. J Emerg Med 2012; 43:e277-82. [PMID: 22560133 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2011] [Revised: 11/02/2011] [Accepted: 02/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Concerns over adrenal suppression caused by a single dose of etomidate for intubation led to limiting its use in trauma patients in 2006. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare mortality, hypotension, and intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital length of stay (LOS) for trauma patients requiring intubation during periods of liberal vs. limited etomidate use. METHODS A retrospective review of trauma patients requiring emergent intubation who presented between August 2004 and December 2008, before and after we decided to limit the use of etomidate. Data were collected on patient demographics, induction agents used, episodes of hypotension in the first 24h, ICU and total hospital LOS, and survival. RESULTS Of 1325 trauma patients intubated in the Emergency Department during the study period, 443 occurred during the 23 months before July 2006 (liberal etomidate use) and 882 in the 30 months after July 2006 (limited etomidate use). During the liberal use period, 258/443 (58%) were intubated using etomidate, compared to 205/882 (23%, p<0.0001) during the period of limited use. We found no significant differences in mortality (30% vs. 29%, p=0.70), mean ICU days (8.2 vs. 8.8, p=0.356), or mean hospital LOS (13.8 vs. 14.4 days, p=0.55). Episodes of hypotension were more common in the limited etomidate use group (45% vs. 33%, p<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS A significant reduction in the use of etomidate in trauma patients was not associated with differences in mortality, ICU days, or hospital LOS, but was associated with an increase in episodes of hypotension within 24h of presentation.
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- Kenny V Banh
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco-Fresno, Fresno, California 93701-2302, USA
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Tyroch AH, Kaups K, Lorenzo M, Schreiber M, Solis D. Routine Chest Radiograph is not Indicated after Open Tracheostomy: A Multicenter Perspective. Am Surg 2002. [DOI: 10.1177/000313480206800118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Obtaining a chest radiograph (CXR) after open tracheostomy has been standard practice for many surgeons. We hypothesized that routine CXR after uncomplicated open tracheostomy is unnecessary. A prospective multicenter protocol was carried out on adult surgical patients undergoing uncomplicated tracheostomy. CXR was not routinely ordered in the immediate postoperative period but was obtained only for clinical indications. Preoperative and subsequent postoperative CXRs were reviewed for evidence of complications. Twenty-two surgeons at four institutions performed 151 tracheostomies. Posttracheostomy CXR was not diagnostic in four patients with potential tracheostomy-related complications (i.e., tachypnea, tachycardia, desaturation, and elevated peak airway pressure). In the 147 patients without clinical indications for CXR subsequent CXR revealed no significant new findings. In this era of cost containment the need for CXR after tracheostomy must be questioned. Routine CXR is not indicated or cost effective after uncomplicated open tracheostomy in adults.
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- Alan H. Tyroch
- From the Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas
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- University Medical Center, University of California San Francisco/Fresno, Fresno, California
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- University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Tyroch AH, Kaups K, Lorenzo M, Schreiber M, Solis D. Routine chest radiograph is not indicated after open tracheostomy: a multicenter perspective. Am Surg 2002; 68:80-2. [PMID: 12467324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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Obtaining a chest radiograph (CXR) after open tracheostomy has been standard practice for many surgeons. We hypothesized that routine CXR after uncomplicated open tracheostomy is unnecessary. A prospective multicenter protocol was carried out on adult surgical patients undergoing uncomplicated tracheostomy. CXR was not routinely ordered in the immediate postoperative period but was obtained only for clinical indications. Preoperative and subsequent postoperative CXRs were reviewed for evidence of complications. Twenty-two surgeons at four institutions performed 151 tracheostomies. Posttracheostomy CXR was not diagnostic in four patients with potential tracheostomy-related complications (i.e., tachypnea, tachycardia, desaturation, and elevated peak airway pressure). In the 147 patients without clinical indications for CXR subsequent CXR revealed no significant new findings. In this era of cost containment the need for CXR after tracheostomy must be questioned. Routine CXR is not indicated or cost effective after uncomplicated open tracheostomy in adults.
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- Alan H Tyroch
- Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso 79905-2700, USA
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Abstract
BACKGROUND Blood bank recommendations specify that Ringer's lactate solution (LR) should be avoided while transfusing blood. However, there are few studies either evaluating or quantifying increased coagulation during rapid infusion of LR and blood. DESIGN AND METHODS Whole blood (WB, n = 25) and packed red blood cells (PRBC, n = 26) were rapidly admixed with normal saline (NS), Lactate solution and LR with 1 g (LR-1), 2 g (LR-2), and 5 g (LR-5) CaCl2/L solutions for assessment of infusion time, filter weight, and clot formation. RESULTS No significant differences in infusion time or filter weight using WB or PRBC with NS or LR were seen. No significant difference in clot formation between NS and LR with WB or PRBC was found, but the presence of visible clot was increased in the LR-5 group (P = 0.013, WB, and P = 0.002, PRBC). CONCLUSION A comparison of LR and NS with rapid infusion rates of blood showed no significant difference between infusion time, filter weight and clot formation. Blood bank guidelines should be revised to allow the use of LR in the rapid transfusion of PRBC.
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- M Lorenzo
- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco/Fresno Valley Medical Center, USA
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