What are the ten new commandments in severe polytrauma management?
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What are the ten new commandments in severe polytrauma management?
Abstract
This review aims to provide a concise overview of the trauma management evolution in the past decade. 1) Trauma care priorities have incorporated staff protection against infection and early decision making in addition to the conventional ABCDE. 2) Five stratified levels for DAM have replaced the non-specific conventional Plans A & B. 3) CT scanning can be the tunnel to death for the hemodynamically unstable patient. 4) DPL has virtually been replaced by the FAST USG. 5) Direct whole-body MDCT provides rapid imaging diagnosis & expedites the definitive treatment but carries high radiation hazards. 6) The dynamic shock assessment by fluid resuscitation response provides more outcome-specific evaluation than the static blood volume loss model. 7) DCR comprising of permissive hypotension, hemostatic resuscitation & DCS aims to overcome the lethal triad of trauma. Early transfusion of blood components of FFP & platelet concentrates improves the outcome in massive blood transfusion. 8) DCS aims to rectify the deranged physiology and not to fully restore the damaged anatomy. 9) A pre-defined protocol for major pelvic fracture can be life-saving and the novel Pre-PPP (pre-peritoneal pelvic packing) may further reduce mortality coupled with the necessary TCAE. 10) Injury prevention is equally important if not more than the trauma resuscitation & operation.
Keywords: CT; DAM; DCR; DCS; DPL; FAST; Fluid resuscitation responder; Injury prevention; MDCT; Polytrauma; Pre-PPP; Priorities.
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