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Clinical Impact of a Dedicated Trauma Hybrid Operating Room
Tyler J Loftus1, Chasen A Croft1, Martin D Rosenthal1
1Department of Surgery, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
|November 23, 2020
Summary
A dedicated trauma hybrid operating room improves patient outcomes by enabling faster hemorrhage control and reducing the need for early blood transfusions and complications like infections and prolonged ventilation.
Area of Science:
- Trauma Surgery
- Interventional Radiology
- Critical Care Medicine
Background:
- Early hemorrhage control is critical in trauma care.
- Hybrid operating rooms allow for simultaneous advanced angiographic and surgical hemostasis.
- The clinical impact of dedicated trauma hybrid operating rooms remains unclear.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the clinical impact of a dedicated trauma hybrid operating room.
- To compare outcomes of trauma patients managed in a hybrid OR versus historic controls.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective cohort analysis of 292 adult trauma patients.
- Comparison between patients managed in a dedicated trauma hybrid OR (n=186) and historic controls (n=106).
- Primary outcomes included time to hemorrhage control, early blood product administration, and complications.
Main Results:
- The hybrid OR cohort achieved hemorrhage control faster (49 vs 60 minutes).
- Fewer red blood cell and plasma transfusions were required in the hybrid cohort within 24 hours.
- The hybrid cohort experienced fewer infectious complications and shorter ventilator days.
Conclusions:
- Implementation of a dedicated trauma hybrid operating room is associated with improved outcomes.
- Earlier hemorrhage control and reduced transfusion needs were observed.
- Decreased infectious complications and ventilator days suggest enhanced patient recovery.
