Thirteen Survivors of Prehospital Thoracotomy for Penetrating Trauma: A Prehospital Physician-Performed Resuscitation Procedure That Can Yield Good Results

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作者
Davies, Gareth E. [1 ]
Lockey, David J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Royal London Hosp, Dept Prehosp Care, London E1 1BB, England
来源
JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE | 2011年 / 70卷 / 05期
关键词
Thoracotomy; Prehospital; Resuscitation; EMERGENCY ROOM THORACOTOMY; CARDIAC-ARREST; INTUBATION; GUIDELINES; PREDICTORS; SUPPORT;
D O I
10.1097/TA.0b013e3181f6f72f
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Background: Prehospital cardiac arrest associated with trauma almost always results in death. A case of survival after prehospital thoracotomy was published in 1994 and several others have followed. This article describes the result of prehospital thoracotomy in a physician-led system for patients with stab wounds to the chest who suffered cardiac arrest on scene. Methods: A 15-year retrospective prehospital trauma database review identified victims of stab wounds to the chest who suffered cardiac arrest on scene and had thoracotomy performed according to local standard operating procedures. Results: Overall, 71 patients met inclusion criteria. Thirteen patients (18%) survived to hospital discharge. Neurologic outcome was good in 11 patients and poor in 2. Presenting cardiac rhythm was asystole in four patients, pulseless electrical activity in five, and unrecorded in the remaining four. All survivors had cardiac tamponade. The medical team was present at the time of cardiac arrest for six survivors (good neurologic outcome): arrived in the first 5 minutes after arrest in three patients (all good neurologic outcome), arrived 5 minutes to 10 minutes after arrest in two patients (one poor neurologic outcome), and in one patient (poor neurologic outcome) the period was unknown. Of the survivors, seven thoracotomies were performed by emergency physicians and six by anesthesiologists. Conclusions: Prehospital thoracotomy is a well-established procedure in this physician-led prehospital service. Results from this and other similar systems suggest that when performed for the subgroup of patients described, significant numbers of survivors with good neurologic outcome can be expected.
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