pathophysiology of trauma: influence on surgical timing and implant selection
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Pathophysiology of Trauma: Influence on surgical timing and implant selection. Piotr Blachut MD FRCSC University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada. 23 yr old male skiing accident 4 hours ago isolated, closed injury neurovascular normal. 19 yr old male head on MVA Head injury GCS 6 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Pathophysiology of Pathophysiology of Trauma:Trauma:
Influence on surgical Influence on surgical timing and implant timing and implant
selectionselection
Piotr Blachut MD FRCSCUniversity of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
• 23 yr old male• skiing accident 4 hours ago• isolated, closed injury• neurovascular normal
• 19 yr old male• head on MVA
• Head injury– GCS 6
• Multiple fractures
• Investigations– CXR - normal– C spine - normal– Pelvis - normal
– CT head• cerebral edema• hemispheric hemo. foci• SA blood• L tripod #
– CT abdo• normal
• 54 yr old male• fall from 25 ft.• no LOC• chest pain / SOB• pelvic / R ankle / L thigh pain
• hypotensive• cold
•WhatWhat do we need to fix?
•WhenWhen should we fix it?
•HowHow should we fix it?
Priorities• Life threatening
• Limb threatening
• Function threatening
Priorities• Life threatening
• Limb threatening
• Function threatening
- pelvic hemorrhage
Priorities• Life threatening
• Limb threatening
• Function threatening
- pelvic hemorrhage
-vascular injury- compartment syndrome- open fracture- irreducible dislocation
Priorities• Life threatening
• Limb threatening
• Function threatening
- pelvic hemorrhage
-vascular injury- compartment syndrome- open fracture- irreducible dislocation
- articular fracture- distal extremity frac.
Priorities• Life threatening
• Limb threatening
• Function threatening
- pelvic hemorrhage
-vascular injury- compartment syndrome- open fracture- irreducible dislocation
- articular fracture- distal extremity frac.
Long bone fracture ?
Thomas splint
War experiences•Splintage•Early evacuation•Early definitive treatment
1960’s & 1970’s• System of operative fracture
stabilization• first applied to isolated injuries• later application to polytrauma
• Improvement in anesthesia / critical care management
Eric Riska, Finland 1977
• 47 pts. • multiple trauma • all long bone fractures fixed with
stable fixation• 1 death (80 y.o.)
Vivoda, Meek, 1978• 71 pts., all multiple trauma, all ICU• two groups• no difference in AGE or ISS• Mortality
CONSERVATIVE 14/49 (28.5%)OPERATIVE …… 1/22 (4.5%)( 5:1 ratio)
1980’sEarly Total Care (ETC)
fracture stabilization (especially long bone fracture within 24 hrs)
– Riska 1982 FES – Goris 1982 stabilization - ventilation– Johnson 1985 1/5 rate of ARDS– Border 1/5 rate “pulm. septic state”
1980’sCause of complications with delayed
stabilization
• fat embolism syndrome• supine position -> atelectasis -> sepsis narcotic use• inflammatory mediator release from
hematoma / soft tissue injurySeibel, Ann Surg 1985
1980’sEarly Total Care (ETC)
– Bone et al., Dallas 1989•Prospective randomized studyProspective randomized study •Early vs. late femoral nailing
pulmonary complications ICU length of stay hospital costs
1980’s•reamed IM nailing the standard of care for femoral shaft fractures
•known marrow embolization
1990’s
Three types of patients:
• Isolated injuries• Multiple fractures• Multiple system
Does ETC apply to all ?
1990’s
Three types of patients:
• Isolated injuries• Multiple fractures• Multiple system
Does ETC apply to all ?
1990’s
• In severely injured patient– significant chest injury– significant head injury
• Is there a detrimental effect of added major surgery stress blood loss– fluid shifts
1990’s
•HowHow show we fix it?
1990’s
•CHEST INJURYCHEST INJURY
Pape, Hannover,1993•pts with pulmonary
contusion and early reamed femoral nail
• increase in ARDS and death
•? unreamed femoral nail / delayed nail
•? femur group sicker
Charash, 1994• replicated Pape study
• without chest trauma pulmonary complications lower in early fixation group (10% VS 38%)
• with severe chest trauma pulmonary complications lower in early fixation group ( 16% VS 56%)
Bosse et al, 1997• institution randomized series• early plating vs. early IM nailing • 453 patients
• no ARDS, PE, MOF, pneumonia or death
• compared to plating or chest injury alone
Dunham et al., 2001 Practice Management Guidelines for the
Optimal Timing of Long-Bone Fracture Stabilization in Polytrauma Patients: The EAST Practice Management Guidelines Work Group
• There is no compelling evidence that early long-bone stabilization in patients with chest injury either enhances or worsens outcome.
1990’s
•HEAD INJURYHEAD INJURY
Head injury• Secondary brain injury in severe
head injury if exposed to:
– hypotension – hypoxemia– increased ICP (intercranial pressure)– reduced CPP (cerebral perfusion pressure)
Head injury• Early Fracture Fixation May Be
Deleterious After Head InjuryJaicks RR, Cohn SM, Moller BA, J Trauma 42(1):1-6,
1997
Early Delayed 19 14 fluid requirement neuro complic. hypoxia intra op ICU stay hypotension hospital stay GCS on discharge
Head injuryEARLY FIXATION
• Hofman 1991• Poole 1992• McKee 1997• Starr 1998• Smith 2000
• Brundage 2002
DELAYED FIXATION
•Jaicks 1997•Townsend 1998
All retrospective studies !!!
Head injuryEARLY
FIXATION
length of stay
mortality pulm. complic
DELAYED FIXATION
fluid requirementhypoxia
All retrospective studies !!!neuro outcome ?
Dunham, 2001 Practice Management Guidelines for the
Optimal Timing of Long-Bone Fracture Stabilization in Polytrauma Patients: The EAST Practice Management Guidelines Work Group
• There is no compelling evidence that early long-bone stabilization in mild, moderate, or severe brain injured patients either enhances or worsens outcome.
Evolving concepts of pathophysiology
• course after severe blunt trauma dependant on:
– initial injury ( “first hit” )– individual biologic response– type of treatment ( “second hit” )
Biological response
Therapy: 2nd HIT
•Stable•Borderline•Unstable•In extremis
Clinical outcome: ARDS, MOF, SIRS
•ETC•Intermediate•Damage control
•Prehospital•ER•ICU
Kellam 2003
1st HIT
• Second hit from the management of
skeletal injuries is under the control of the surgeon
• Determine the patients ability to withstand a second hit from trauma surgery
• How to minimize the second hit
2 nd HIT
“Borderline Patient”• Polytrauma +ISS>20 + thoracic trauma (AIS>2)• Polytrauma + abdominal/pelvic trauma and
hemodynamic shock (initial BP< 90 mmHg)• ISS >40• Bilateral lung contusions on x-ray• Initial mean pulmonary arterial pressure
>24mmHg• Pulmonary artery pressure increase during IM
nailing > 6mmHG
Factors associated with BAD outcome
• Unstable difficult resuscitation• Coagulopathy (platelets<90,000)• Hypothermia (<32°C)• Shock + 25 units blood• Head Injury: GCS < 8, bleeding,
edema
1990’s & 2000’s
Damage control surgery
Damage control orthopaedic surgery(DCO)
Damage control
orthopaedic surgery
≠≠Non-
operative treatmen
t
Priorities• Life threatening
• Limb threatening
• Function threatening
- pelvic hemorrhage
-vascular injury- compartment syndrome- open fracture- irreducible dislocation
- articular fracture- distal extremity frac.
Damage control orthopaedic surgery
Avoid:Avoid: • excessive fluid shifts• hypothermia• coagulopathy• pulmonary compromise
Provide stability:Provide stability:• pain control• inflammatory• mediator release• fat embolism• mobilization
• rapid external fixation• delayed definitive fixation
Damage control orthopaedic surgery
Damage control orthopaedic surgery
Timing of secondary surgery
• 2-4 days multiple organ failure inflammatory markers
• 6-8 daysPape et al, 2001
Damage control orthopaedic surgery
risk of local complications– infection–poorer joint reconstruction
• not borne out in clinical experience (so far)
–Scalea, 2000–Nowotarski 2000
ETC versus DCOPape et al., J Trauma, 2002
• prospective randomized multicentre series• 17 versus 18 patients
• early IM nailing -> sustained inflammatory response ( IL-6)
• no clinical difference (complication rate / LOS)
What to do in 2010?Clinical status?
stable borderline unstable
resuscitate
reevaluate
ETC ?DCO
stabilized uncertain
• 23 yr old male• skiing accident 4 hours ago• isolated, closed injury• neurovascular normal
19 yr old MVA19 yr old MVA
Anesthestic management critical !!!!!
Consider DCO !!!Consider DCO !!!
54 yr old male
Thank You
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