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Endovascular Perforation Model for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Combined with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Published on: December 16, 2021
Spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage
Felicia A Ivascu1, Randy J Janczyk, Holly A Bair
1Division of Trauma, Department of General Surgery, William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 W. Thirteen Mile, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA.
Background:
We evaluated patients with spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage for reliable predictors of early diagnosis and improved outcomes.
Methods:
A retrospective chart review was done to determine patient demographic and laboratory findings, presenting symptoms, time to diagnosis, anticoagulant and/or antiplatelet agent use, transfusions, and patient outcome.
Results:
One hundred nineteen patients were identified; 14 (12%) died (mean age 77 +/- 9 years vs. 74 +/- 10 years for survivors [P = 0.235]). All nonsurvivors were on anticoagulants: 8 of 89 (9%) were on heparin or warfarin alone, and 6 of 23 (26% [P = 0.028]) were on a combined anticoagulant-antiplatelet regimen. Symptom onset to computed axial tomography (CAT) scan averaged 1.3 +/- 1.3 days for nonsurvivors versus 1.5 +/- 1.9 days for survivors (P = 0.778). Hemoglobin was 9.07 +/- 3.35 for nonsurvivors versus 9.60 +/- 2.07 for survivors (P = 0.435). Eighty-eight patients were transfused, and 10 died; 31 patients had no transfusion, and 4 of these died (P = 0.821).
Conclusions:
A high index of clinical suspicion is necessary for diagnosis of spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage because these patients present with a variety of symptoms. Prospective studies are necessary to determine whether earlier diagnosis combined with aggressive resuscitation can impact the high mortality rate seen in these patients.
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