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05.01.2021 | Original Article
Feasibility of intraoperative angioembolization for trauma patients using C-arm digital subtraction angiography
verfasst von:
Abdulaziz Alnumay, Natasha Caminsky, Jules Hugo Eustache, David Valenti, Andrew Neil Beckett, Dan Deckelbaum, Paola Fata, Kosar Khwaja, Tarek Razek, Katherine Marlene McKendy, Evan Gordon Wong, Jeremy Richard Grushka
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
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Ausgabe 1/2022
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Abstract
Purpose
Hemodynamically unstable trauma patients who would benefit from angioembolization (AE) typically also require emergent surgery for their injuries. The critical decision of transferring a patient to the operating room versus the interventional radiology (IR) suite can be bypassed with the advent of intra-operative AE (IOAE). Previously limited by the availability of costly rooms termed RAPTOR (resuscitation with angiography, percutaneous techniques and open repair) suites, it has been suggested that using C-arm digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is a comparable alternative. This case series aims to establish the feasibility and safety of IOAE.
Methods
We conducted a retrospective analysis of all trauma patients at our level 1 trauma center who underwent IOAE with a concomitant surgical intervention from January 2011 to May 2019. Descriptive analyses were conducted.
Results
A total of 49 patients (80% male, 44 ± 17 years, 92% blunt) underwent IOAE using the C-arm DSA during the study period. All but one patient underwent exploratory laparotomy, 56% of which underwent an additional surgical procedure (ex. exploratory thoracotomy, orthopedic). Either Gelfoam® (Pfizer, New York, USA) (90%), coils (2.0%), or a combination (8.2%) were used for embolization. Internal iliac embolization was performed in 88% of cases (59% bilateral). IOAE was successful in all but four cases (8.2%) and thirty-day mortality was 31%.
Conclusion
IOAE appears to be a feasible and safe management option in severe trauma patients with the advantage of concurrent operative intervention and ongoing active resuscitation with good success in hemorrhage control.