Pelvic fractures coexistent with multiple trauma--own diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm
Brongel, L.; Hładki, W.; Dembiński, M.; Zub, A.; Trybus, M.; Lorkowski, J.
Przeglad Lekarski 62(1): 29-32
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-2240 PMID: 16053217 Document Number: 591795
Pelvic fractures determine one from greatest diagnostic and therapeutic problems in complex of multiple injures. Pelvic fractures observes one-self at 20-30% patients with multiple injures of the body. These injuries are attended for prognostic factor of severity status in this to group of patients. Using at presence diagnostic and therapeutic methods appear continually insufficient. Testifies about this high mortality in these patients. Aim of study was presentation of own manner of diagnostic and therapeutic treatment at patients with pelvic fractures coexisting with multiple injuries, and confirmation of legitimacy early reposition of pelvic fracture and external stabilisation. Investigated group of patients embraced 201 ill with multiple injuries of the body attended in years 1999-2003. Pelvic fractures were recognised at 42 (20.9%) patients. Severity of injury according to Injury Severity Score carried out 54 points. Immediate closed reposition under X-ray inspection and anterior external stabilisation executed at 12 (28.5%) most heavy patients. In this group 5 (41.6%) of the patients survived. Diagnostics and treatment one passed according to settled by authors of algorithms in which one important criterium of conduct was state stability of the circulatory system. One turned also attention on necessity wider usages of angiographic investigations of pelvic blood vessels and their immobilisation. One acknowledged that conduct according to worked out algorithms arranges and makes easy process of diagnosis and treatments. One confirmed advantages early closed reposition of pelvic fractures and their external stabilisation at unstable patients, as intervention saving life.