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- This study examines the impact of damage control resuscitation (DCR) on patients with closed and open pelvic ring fractures over a 10-year period at a trauma center.
- A review of 2,247 patients showed a 10% overall mortality rate, with a lower percentage (8%) of closed fractures requiring DCR compared to 28% of open fractures.
- Despite DCR improving initial resuscitation efficiency, it did not significantly reduce mortality rates in either group when compared to pre-DCR practices.
Article Abstract
Background: Over the last 10 years, the paradigm of damage control resuscitation (DCR) has been associated with improved patient outcomes. This study investigates the outcomes of both closed and open pelvic ring fractures at a single institution before and after the formal implementation of DCR principles.
Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed in an urban level I trauma center of all patients who sustained open or closed pelvic ring fractures between 2002 and 2012.
Results: Two thousand two hundred forty-seven patients presented with pelvic fractures between 2002 and 2012. Overall mortality was 10% (n = 212). Only 8% of all patients with closed fractures required DCR compared with 28% of patients with open fractures. There was no difference in mortality when comparing DCR and pre-DCR cohorts for either open or closed pelvic fractures.
Conclusions: Interestingly, although DCR seems to lead to more efficient initial resuscitations, further improvements in patient mortality were not realized with formal implementation of DCR principles.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.09.002 | DOI Listing |
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