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SynthesisEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2017

Definition of hemodynamic stability in blunt trauma patients: a systematic review and assessment amongst Dutch trauma team members.

S A I Loggers, T W A Koedam, G F Giannakopoulos, E Vandewalle, M Erwteman, W P Zuidema

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Ionised calcium levels during trauma resuscitation in predicting outcomes-a prospective cohort study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025
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  4. Renal angioembolization vs. surgery for high-grade renal trauma: a nationwide comparative analysis.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024
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  12. Alterations in tissue oxygen saturation measured by near-infrared spectroscopy in trauma patients after initial resuscitation are associated with occult shock.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023
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  14. Relationship between door-to-embolization time and clinical outcomes after transarterial embolization in trauma patients with complex pelvic fracture.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022
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  15. Management of pediatric blunt abdominal trauma in a Dutch level one trauma center.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2021
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  17. Non-operative management of blunt abdominal solid organ trauma in adult patients.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2020
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  19. Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) Response in Rural Areas in Poland: Retrospective Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

S A I LoggersDepartment of Trauma Surgery, VU University Medical Center, 7F029, De Boelelaan 1117, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. s.loggers@vumc.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3891-7124
T W A KoedamDepartment of Trauma Surgery, VU University Medical Center, 7F029, De Boelelaan 1117, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
G F GiannakopoulosDepartment of Trauma Surgery, VU University Medical Center, 7F029, De Boelelaan 1117, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
E VandewalleDepartment of Emergency Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
M ErwtemanDepartment of Anesthesiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
W P ZuidemaDepartment of Trauma Surgery, VU University Medical Center, 7F029, De Boelelaan 1117, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTrauma is a great contributor to mortality worldwide. One of the challenges in trauma care is early identification and management of bleeding. The circulatory status of blunt trauma patients in the emergency room is evaluated using hemodynamic (HD) parameters. However, there is no consensus on which parameters to use. In this study, we evaluate the used terms and definitions in the literature for HD stability and compare those to the opinion of Dutch trauma team members.

methodA systematic review was performed to collect the definitions used for HD stability. Studies describing the assessment and/or treatment of blunt trauma patients in the emergency room were included. In addition, an online survey was conducted amongst Dutch trauma team members.

resultsOut of a total of 222, 67 articles were found to be eligible for inclusion. HD stability was defined in 70% of these articles. The most used parameters were systolic blood pressure and heart rate. Besides the variety of parameters, a broad range of corresponding cut-off points is noted. Despite some common ground, high inter- and intra-variability is seen for the physicians that are part of the Dutch trauma teams.

conclusionAll authors acknowledge HD stability as the most important factor in the assessment and management of blunt trauma patients. There is, however, no consensus in the literature as well as none-to-fair consensus amongst Dutch trauma team members in the definition of HD stability. A trauma team ready to co-operate with consensus-based opinions together with a valid scoring system is in our opinion the best method to assess and treat seriously injured trauma patients.

Indexed as

Patient Care TeamEmergency Medical ServicesHemorrhageHumansNetherlandsWounds, NonpenetratingBlunt traumaHemodynamic instabilityHypovolemic shockPrimary surveyTrauma teamTriage

Identifiers

PMID27900417
PMCPMC5707227

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