Abstract
Purpose
Using the data delivered by the German Trauma Register DGU (R) from 2002 till 2013, the value of different therapies of blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) in Germany was analyzed.
Methods
Prospectively collected data of patients suffering from BTAI were retrospectively analyzed with focus on the different treatment modalities for grade I-IV injuries.
Results
821 patients suffering from BTAI were identified: 51.6% (424) grade I injury, 35.4% (291) grade II or III injury and 12.9% (106) grade IV injury (77.5% men [44.94 +/- 20.6 years]). The main patterns of injury were high-speed accidents and falls (78.0% [n = 640], 21.8% [n = 171] respectively). Significant differences between grade I and grade II/ III as well as IV injuries could be assessed for the incidence of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a Glasgow Coma Scale score below 8 and a systolic blood pressure below 90 mmHg (p-value:
Conclusion
Endovascular therapy became the treatment of choice for BTAI in Germany. Patients who have been treated by surgical means showed the highest survival rate, especially endovascular therapy showed a favorable low mortality rate.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 0171837 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | PLOS ONE |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 Mar 2017 |
Keywords
- ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR
- TRAUMATIC RUPTURE
- MULTICENTER
- MANAGEMENT
- SURGERY
- SCORE
- CARE