PMID: 15353456Sep 9, 2004Paper

Factors affecting early exsanguination and death in blunt thoracic aortic trauma

Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals
Robert A LanceyDavid A Phillips

Abstract

The traditional approach to blunt thoracic aortic injuries has been expedient diagnosis and operative repair due to the significant risk of early exsanguination and death in initial survivors. Nonoperative management has been advocated in patients with multiple injuries to reduce the operative mortality. However, specific clinical parameters and diagnostic tests that may predict the risk of early exsanguination and death have yet to be identified. A retrospective analysis of 80 patients with these injuries was undertaken to identify factors associated with early exsanguination or death. Available aortograms were also examined and graded to determine their utility in predicting these outcomes. Early exsanguination and death were found to be associated with low systolic blood pressure on admission and with short duration from injury to diagnosis. Exsanguination was also associated with the total number of lesions in thoracic injuries, and mortality with age greater than 30 years. Aortographic appearance was not found to correlate with either outcome. Patients with blunt thoracic aortic injuries should continue to be managed expediently, with immediate surgical repair if not contraindicated by associated injuries, to avoid early r...Continue Reading

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