Prognostic Determinants in Patients with Traumatic Pancreatic Injuries
Journal of Korean Medical Science
; : 126-130, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to identify factors that predict morbidity and mortality in patients with traumatic pancreatic injuries. A retrospective review was performed on 75 consecutive patients with traumatic pancreatic injuries admitted to the Emergency Medical Center at Masan Samsung Hospital and subsequently underwent laparotomy during the period January 2000 to December 2005. Overall mortality and morbidity rates were 13.3% and 49.3%, respectively. A multivariate regression analysis revealed that greater than 12 blood transfusions and an initial base deficit of less than -11 mM/L were the most important predictors of mortality (p<0.05). On the other hand, the most important predictors of morbidity were surgical complexity and an initial base deficit of less than -5.8 mM/L (p<0.01). These data suggests that early efforts to prevent shock and rapidly control of bleeding are most likely to improve the outcome in patients with traumatic pancreatic injuries. The severity of pancreatic injury per se influenced only morbidity.
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Main subject:
Pancreas
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Prognosis
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Wounds and Injuries
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Blood Transfusion
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Multivariate Analysis
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Retrospective Studies
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2008
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Article