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ArticleInternational journal of emergency medicine2023

Volume replacement in the resuscitation of trauma patients with acute hemorrhage: an umbrella review.

Silvia Gianola, Greta Castellini, Annalisa Biffi, Gloria Porcu, Antonello Napoletano, Daniela Coclite, Daniela D'Angelo, Marco Di Nitto, Alice Josephine Fauci, Ornella Punzo and 3 more

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Article in International journal of emergency medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Silvia Gianola *Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy.
Greta Castellini *Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy.
Annalisa BiffiDepartment of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, National Centre for Healthcare Research and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Gloria PorcuDepartment of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, National Centre for Healthcare Research and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Antonello NapoletanoCentro Nazionale Per L'Eccellenza Clinica, La Qualità E La Sicurezza Delle Cure, Istituto Superiore Di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Daniela CocliteCentro Nazionale Per L'Eccellenza Clinica, La Qualità E La Sicurezza Delle Cure, Istituto Superiore Di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Daniela D'AngeloAzienda Sanitaria Locale Roma/6, Via Borgo Garibaldi, 12 00041 Albano Laziale, Rome, Italy. daniela.dangelo@aslroma6.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9451-0885
Marco Di NittoCentro Nazionale Per L'Eccellenza Clinica, La Qualità E La Sicurezza Delle Cure, Istituto Superiore Di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Alice Josephine FauciCentro Nazionale Per L'Eccellenza Clinica, La Qualità E La Sicurezza Delle Cure, Istituto Superiore Di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Ornella PunzoCentro Nazionale Per L'Eccellenza Clinica, La Qualità E La Sicurezza Delle Cure, Istituto Superiore Di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Primiano Iannone *Dipartimento Di Medicina Interna, Azienda USL, Ospedale Maggiore, Largo Nigrisoli 2, 40133, Bologna, Italy.
Osvaldo ChiaraDepartment of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Italian National Institute of Health guideline working group
Istituto Superiore di Sanità · ITIstituto Ortopedico Galeazzi · ITUniversity of Milano-Bicocca · ITAzienda Sanitaria Locale Roma 3 · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe use of intravenous fluid therapy in patients with major trauma in prehospital settings is still controversial. We conducted an umbrella review to evaluate which is the best volume expansion in the resuscitation of a hemorrhagic shock to support the development of major trauma guideline recommendations.

methodsWe searched PubMed, Embase, and CENTRAL up to September 2022 for systematic reviews (SRs) investigating the use of volume expansion fluid on mortality and/or survival. Quality assessment was performed using AMSTAR 2 and the Certainty of the evidence was assessed with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.

resultsWe included 14 SRs investigating the effects on mortality with the comparisons: use of crystalloids, blood components, and whole blood. Most SRs were judged as critically low with slight overlapping of primary studies and high consistency of results. For crystalloids, inconsistent evidence of effectiveness in 28- to 30-day survival (primary endpoint) was found for the hypertonic saline/dextran group compared with isotonic fluid solutions with moderate certainty of evidence. Pre-hospital blood component infusion seems to reduce mortality, however, as the certainty of evidence ranges from very low to moderate, we are unable to provide evidence to support or reject its use. The blood component ratio was in favor of higher ratios among all comparisons considered with moderate to very low certainty of evidence. Results about the effects of whole blood are very uncertain due to limited and heterogeneous interventions in studies included in SRs.

conclusionHypertonic crystalloid use did not result in superior 28- to 30-day survival. Increasing evidence supports the scientific rationale for early use of high-ratio blood components, but their use requires careful consideration. Preliminary evidence is very uncertain about the effects of whole blood and further high-quality studies are required.

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Emergency treatmentFluid therapyGRADE approachMajor traumaSystematic review

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PMID38036955
PMCPMC10687916
OpenAlexW4389196797

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