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  • Trauma Surgery
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Emergency Medicine

Background:

  • Arterial bleeding in compressible anatomical regions poses a management challenge.
  • Conservative strategies are often considered but their efficacy compared to interventions requires evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the efficacy of conservative management for haematomas with arterial bleeding in compressible anatomical regions.
  • To compare conservative management outcomes with endovascular embolisation or surgical intervention.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective cohort study of 256 patients with CT-confirmed arterial bleeding in compressible areas.
  • Primary management included conservative measures (compression, ice, anticoagulation reversal, fluids) or intervention.
  • Outcomes: success of primary management, length of stay, 30-day mortality.

Main Results:

  • 67% of patients received conservative management initially.
  • Overall success rate for primary management was 92.2%, with no significant difference between conservative (92.4%) and intervention (91.8%) groups.
  • Conservative management was equally effective in patients presenting in acute shock (88% vs. 95% success).

Conclusions:

  • Conservative management demonstrates a high success rate for arterial bleeding in anatomically compressible sites.
  • It is a viable and effective primary treatment option, comparable to invasive interventions.
  • Patients managed with intervention were more unwell and had higher mortality.