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Right ventricular dysfunction in multiple trauma victims.

A C Eddy1, C L Rice, D M Anardi

  • 1Department of Surgery, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle.

American Journal of Surgery
|May 1, 1988
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Right ventricular function in trauma patients can be monitored at the bedside using thermodilution. Early dysfunction predicts poor survival, suggesting potential for improved outcomes with targeted interventions.

Area of Science:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Trauma Surgery

Background:

  • Multiple trauma patients often experience complex physiological derangements.
  • Assessing cardiac function, particularly right ventricular (RV) function, is crucial for prognostication in trauma.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the reliability of the thermodilution method for bedside monitoring of RV function in multiple trauma victims.
  • To investigate the early occurrence and impact of RV dysfunction on overall cardiac performance and survival in major trauma.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the thermodilution method for bedside monitoring of RV function.
  • Studied a cohort of 17 victims of multiple trauma.

Main Results:

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  • Thermodilution reliably monitored RV function at the bedside.
  • Early RV dysfunction was observed in major trauma victims, independent of left ventricular function.
  • Failure of RV function to improve correlated with a high likelihood of mortality.

Conclusions:

  • Bedside thermodilution is a reliable tool for assessing RV function in trauma.
  • Early RV dysfunction is a significant predictor of mortality in multiple trauma.
  • Further research is warranted to explore early interventions to improve RV function and patient survival.