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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Trauma Patients with Splenic Injuries: Does Splenectomy Increase the Risk?

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Splenectomy in trauma patients did not increase ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) risk. Prolonged ventilator use, not spleen removal, was the main predictor of VAP in this study.

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Area of Science:

  • Trauma Surgery
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Background:

  • The relationship between splenectomy and infection risk in trauma patients is debated.
  • Severely ill trauma patients face a high risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
  • This study investigates if splenectomy increases VAP incidence in trauma patients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if trauma patients undergoing splenectomy have a higher incidence of VAP compared to those with splenic preservation.
  • To identify risk factors for VAP in trauma patients with splenic injuries.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of trauma registry data (2017-2023) for patients with splenic injuries.
  • Inclusion criteria: surgical intensive care unit admission, confirmed splenic injury, Injury Severity Score (ISS) ≥25, and ≥3 ventilator days.
  • Stratification into splenectomy and splenic preservation groups (embolization, splenorrhaphy, observation). VAP incidence was compared.

Main Results:

  • 140 patients included: 64 (46%) splenectomy, 76 (54%) splenic preservation.
  • Univariable analysis showed higher VAP rates in splenic preservation (32.9% vs. 18.8%), not statistically significant (p=0.059).
  • Multivariable regression identified longer ventilator days as a significant VAP predictor (OR: 1.13, p<0.001); splenectomy was not associated with increased VAP (OR: 0.42, p=0.054).

Conclusions:

  • Splenectomy was not substantially associated with an increased incidence of VAP in this trauma patient cohort.
  • Prolonged ventilator duration was the strongest predictor of VAP.
  • Further research is needed to definitively clarify the influence of splenectomy on pneumonia risk in trauma patients.