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Multicenter Study of Optimal Management Strategy in Severe Multiple Trauma

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Brongel L., Lasek J., Karski J., Gwoździewicz J., Hładki W., Lorkowski J.

issue 11

518-525

The aim of the study. The development of a triage system to implement proper treatment based on severity of injury.Material and methods. The study is based on material from three Polish Universities' trauma departments: Cracow, Lublin, and Gdańsk. Using trauma scales, 300 of the most severely injured multiple trauma (MT) patients from 2000-2004 have been chosen for this study. Medical documentation was carefully analysed, particularly the time and extent of the surgical procedures performed as well as their potential to influence later results.Results. There are three groups of patients:1 - critically injured, with an ISS>50, LSO>15, RTS 3 pts, two body cavity involvement, multiple long bone and/or pelvis fractures. Only damage control was allowed and the definitive treatment necessary was within 48 hours.2 - severely injured, with an unstable ISS 35-50, LSO 10-15, RTS 4-10 pts, one body cavity involvement, multiple long bone and/or pelvis fractures. Life-saving operations were possible with orthopaedic management (within 48 hours) provided using the "2+2 rule" (less than 2 hours of operation and no more than 2 units of blood transfused).3 - moderately injured, with a stable ISS<35, LSO<10, RTS>10 pts, one body cavity involvement, a long bone or pelvis fracture. Classic surgical and orthopaedic management occurred within 48 hours.Conclusions. The history and course of post-traumatic syndrome from metabolic, immune and endocrine viewpoints requires a special strategy for repairing life -threatening trauma injures at the right time, in proper sequence, and with limited surgical activity in more severe cases.

The 2+2 Rule in the Management of Long Bone Fractures in Patients with Severe Multiple Trauma

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Brongel L., Jarzynowski W., Budzyński P., Hładki W., Lorkowski J., Kuliś M.

issue 11

526-531

The aim of the study was to estimate the efficacy of surgically stabilizing long bone fractures within 48 hours in patients with severe multiple injuries following life-saving procedures and compensating for circulatory-respiratory parameters.Material and methods. The study comprised 364 patients with multiple injuries scoring 7 or more LSO points, who were admitted and treated university department during 1992-2000. Upon admission patients were documented on the basis of computer case histories of diseases and the standard calculation sheets. The assumption was that all long bone fractures in patients with multiple trauma would be stabilized within 48 hours. Parameters for operating were set so that the duration time of the operative procedure could not exceed 2 hours, and the amount of blood transfused could not exceed 2 units.Results. From among 364 patients with multiple traumas scoring 7 or more LSO points, 192 patients sustained long bone fractures that required surgical attention. One-third of the patients were female, the average age of the patients was nearly 45 years, and the average injure severity was 10.28 LSO points. 146 patients underwent 226 orthopaedic operations, out of which 127 were carried out in the first 24 hours, and 23 in the next 24 hours of the hospital stay. The mortality was 13.5%.Conclusions. Stabilization of the long bone fractures within the first 48 hours in patients with multiple traumas, after compensating circulatory parameters, is a life-saving treatment.

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2 Polish Journal of Surgery

2 2009

2 Brongel L.

2 Hładki W.

2 Lorkowski J.

1 Budzyński P.

1 Gwoździewicz J.

1 Jarzynowski W.

1 Karski J.

1 Kuliś M.

1 Lasek J.

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Multicenter Study of Optimal Management Strategy in Severe Multiple Trauma

The 2+2 Rule in the Management of Long Bone Fractures in Patients with Severe Multiple Trauma