2. “The modern operation is safe for the
patient.The modern surgeon must make the
patient safe for the modern operation.”
- Lord Moynihan -
3. DAMAGE CONTROL SURGERY
• Damage control surgery is one of the major advances in
surgical technique in the past 20 years, including
• Minimizing time at the scene of trauma and in the emergency
department (ED)
• Minimizing admission laboratory testing
• Initiating resuscitation in the operating room for patients with
severe hypotension, cardiac arrest, or external hemorrhage
• Early operative control of hemorrhage
4. DAMAGE CONTROL SURGERY
• Damage control surgery are performed in injured patients with
profound hemorrhagic shock and preoperative or
intraoperative metabolic unstable that are known to adversely
affect survival
5. WHO NEEDS DCS??
• Thoracic Trauma
• Penetrating thoracic wound and systolic blood pressure <90
mmHg
• Pericardial fluid on surgeon-performed ultrasound after blunt or
penetrating thoracic trauma
• S/p emergency department thoracotomy for penetrating thoracic
wound
• Trauma to an Extremity
• Shotgun wound to femoral triangle of thigh
Mattox.Trauma 6th Edition
6. WHO NEEDS DCS??
• Abdominal or Pelvic Trauma
• Penetrating abdominal wound and systolic blood pressure <90
mmHg
• Blunt abdominal trauma, systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg, and
peritoneal fluid on surgeon-performed ultrasound or gross blood
on diagnostic peritoneal tap
• Closed pelvic fracture, systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg, and
peritoneal fluid on surgeon-performed ultrasound or gross blood
on diagnostic peritoneal tap
• Open pelvic fracture
Mattox.Trauma 6th Edition
9. “Multiple trauma patients are more likely to
die from their intra-operative metabolic failure
that from a failure to complete operative
repairs”
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10. LETHAL TRIADS
• Hypothermia
• Severe hypothermia despite warming maneuvers initiated in the
ED and continuing in the operating room
• Acidosis
• Persistent acidemia despite vigorous resuscitation and control of
hemorrhage
• Coagulopathy
11. HYPOTHERMIA
• Hypovolemic shock in the preoperative period adversely
affects oxygen delivery and leads to decreases in oxygen
consumption and production of heat
• Hypothermia is the gateway to the triad because almost all
clotting mechanisms are temperature dependent
• Cold inhibits the clotting cascade, leading to coagulopathy
• Platelet dysfunction at low temperature
• Clinically important if less than 37˚C for more than 4 hr
12. Class I II III IV
Blood loss (ml) <750 750-1,500 1,500-2,000 ≥2,000
%Blood volume lost <15% 15-30% 30-40% ≥40%
Pulse rate <100 >100 >120 >140
Blood pressure Normal Normal Decreased Decreased
Pulse pressure Normal or increased Decreased Decreased Decreased
Capillary refill Normal Delayed Delayed Delayed
Respiratory rate 14-20 20-30 30-40 >35
Urine output(ml/hr) >30 20-30 5-15 Negligible
Mental status Slightly anxious Mildly anxious
Anxious,
confused
Confused,
lethargic
Recommended fluid
replacement
0.9%saline, 3:1 0.9%saline, 3:1
0.9%saline+
red cells
0.9%saline+
red cells
ATLS program for physician, student and instructor manual, American College of Surgeons, 1993
13. COAGULOPATHY
• Unchecked hemorrhage, in turn, decreases blood pressure and
the amount of available oxygen, causing cells to convert to
anaerobic metabolism
• Hypothermia, acidosis and the consequences of massive blood
transfusion all lead to the development of a coagulopathy
• Haemodilution following massive resuscitation
15. ACIDOSIS
• Interferes with blood clotting mechanisms and promotes
coagulopathy and blood loss
• Can lead to cardiac arrhythmias, decreased cardiac output,
increassed systemic vascular resistance
19. LIMITED OPERATION
• Control of hemorrhage from the heart or lung
• Conservative management of injuries to solid organs
• Resection of major injuries to the gastrointestinal tract without
reanastomosis
• Control of hemorrhage from major arteries and veins in the
neck, trunk, or extremities
• Packing of organs or spaces to control the inevitable
coagulopathy
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23. RESUSCITATION
• Vigorous rewarming of the hypothermic patient
• Restoration of a normal cardiovascular state by the infusion of
fluids and blood and the use of inotropic and related drugs
• Correction of residual coagulopathy after hypothermia is
reversed
• Supportive care for stunned lungs and kidneys
25. COAGULATION MANAGEMENT
• Plasma and platelet transfusion
• The ratio of 2:1:1 or 3:1:1
• Serial coagulation parameters should be monitored
• The administration of recombinant activated factor VII
(Novoseven) may also play a role in the management of a life-
threatening coagulopathy
26. • Administration of rFVIIa to coagulopathic trauma patients
significantly reduces the need for blood and blood-product
transfusion
• Three intravenous injections of rFVIIa (200, 100, and 100
μg/kg) at 8th unit of PRC, 1 and 3 hr after
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28. ENDPOINT OF RESUSCITATION
• Permissive Hypotensive Resuscitation
• The optimal MAP is one which would provide a sufficient flow of
blood to delicately balance hemostasis
• The minimal MAP for the functioning of the vital organs is about
50 - 70 mmHg
• The goal blood pressure for these patients is a MAP of 40-50
mmHg or a SBP ≤ 80 mmHg
29. ENDPOINT OF RESUSCITATION
• Contraindication of Permissive hypotension
• Preexisting hypertension
• Preexisting cardiovascular disease
• Traumatic brain injury
• Pregnancy
• Underlying disease of cerebrovascular disease, carotid artery
stenosis, and compromised renal function
30. • Controlled resuscitation can effectively
• ↓ Additional blood loss
• avoid excessive hemodilution and coagulopathy
• Improve the early survival rate, and
• ↓ Apoptosis of visceral organs
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31. • In uncontrolled hemorrhage shock (UCHS) fluid treatment is
aimed at
• Restoration of radial pulse
• Obtaining a SBP of 80 mmHg By titration of 250 ml of isotonic
solution (Control resuscitation)
• High blood pressure (SBP>100 mmHg, MAP>70 mmHg) in
head-injured and in pregnant patients
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32. ENDPOINT OF RESUSCITATION
• Simple restoration of normal vital signs is not adequate as a
patient may simply be in “compensated” shock while
continuing to have occult hypoperfusion and ongoing tissue
damage
• Endpoint of resuscitation can be divided to :
• Global endpoint
• Regional endpoint
33. • Cardiac output, Cardiac index
• Oxygen delivery
• Mixed venous oxygenation
• Right ventricular end-diastolic
volume
• Left-ventricular stroke work
index
• Left-ventricular power output
• Base excess
• Lactate level
Global
Endpoint
• Gastric tonometry
• Intramucosal pH (pHi)
• The gap between intramucosal
and arterial pCO2
• Esophageal CO2, pH
• Sublingual CO2, pH
• Intramuscular pH
• Intramuscular pCO2
• Tissue O2 and CO2
Regional
Endpoint
2003 Eastern Association for the surgery of Trauma
34. REOPERATION
• Completion of definitive repairs
• Search for missed injuries
• Formal closure of the incision