Barash Chapter 53- trauma Flashcards
The general approach to evaluation Acute trauma victim has three components:
Rapid overview: seconds, is pt stable, unstable, dying or dead ?
Primary survey: ABC, Neuro assessment, external injury ? TEE= Myo contractiliy, Volume, pericardial effusion, essential labs
Secondary survey: Detailed evaluation of each anatomic region, FAST( focused assessment with sonography ) , CT ( MDCT) , MRI, pulmonary
Why do a tertiary survey within 24 hours after trauma?
To potentially diagnose missed injuries during the initial survey
What are the difficult trauma related reasons for tracheal intubation?
Maxillofacial,
Neck
chest injury
cervicofacial burns.
Signs of upper and lower airway obstruction
Dyspnea cyanosis hoarseness strider dysphonia Subcutaneous emphysema hemoptysis
What physical findings may be present before symptom indicating airway obstruction and requiring specialized technique to secure airway?
Cervical venous distention ,
crepitation
Tracheal tug and/or deviation
Jugular venous distention maybe present before symptoms appear
What are the initial steps in airway management
Chin lift
jaw thrust
Clearance of the oral pharynx placement of an oral pharyngeal and nasal pharyngeal airway
in inadequately breathing patients Ventilation with his self inflating bag
In what type of brain injury is blind passage of a nasal pharyngeal airway or NG or nasotracheal tube avoided
Basilar skull fracture because the air we may enter the anterior cranial fossa
True or false airway assessment must include a rapid examination of the interior neck for feasibility of access to the cricothyroid Membrane
True
Why is tracheostomy not desirable in the initial phase compared to cricothyrotomy
Because it takes longer to perform
It requires Neck extension which may cause or exacerbate cord trauma in patients with cervical spine injuries
If a cricothyroitomy is in place for more than 2 to 3 days what should you do?
Conversion to a tracheostomy to prevent Laryngeal damage
What are the contraindications to cricothyrotomy
Younger than 12 years ( permanent laryngeal damage)
and suspected Laryngeal and Trauma( uncorrected airway obstruction)
Why does rapid sequence induction with cricoid Pressure in Trauma patients necessary?
I assume they’re full stomach
No time to reduce gastric content pharmacologically
Awake intubation with sedation and topical anesthesia as well can be done
What is the anesthesia approach for head, open eye, and contained major vessel injuries ?(3)
- Ensure adequate oxygenation in ventilation
- Deep Anesthesia
- Profound muscle relaxation before airway manipulation= they don’t buck cough or go hypertensive»_space; less Intracranial, intraocular, intravascular pressure elevation.
In head,open eye, or contained major vessel injuries, what can happen if you allow the patient to cough , buck or go hypertensive
- Herniation of the brain
- extrusion of eye contents
- dislodgment of a hemostatic clot from an injured vessel
If the patient is not hemodynamically compromised and has a head , open eye , or contained major vessel injuries how do you perform your anesthetic sequence
1.Preoxygenation and opioid loading
2.Large doses of IV anesthetic and muscle relaxant
Watch for :
Low BP»_space; ICP, Low CPP,
Is ketamine still contraindicated in patients with head or open eye injury?
Yes! Because of its potential to increase Intracranial and intra occular Pressure they used to avoid ketamine but because it maintains the systemic blood pressure it does not cause any big increase in ICP or IOP so nowadays it is used in those type of patients
Do use ketamine in patients with contained major vessel injury ?
No ! because by increasing systemic blood pressure it can cause dislodgment of a hemostatic plug initiating bleeding in vascular injuries
Can sux be used in head , open eye or contained major vessel injury ?
Yes ! As long as fasciculation is inhibited by prior with administration of adequate dose of nondepolarizing muscle relaxant
Or
just use ROC at 1.2 to 1.5 mg/kg = same onset as Sux of 60 seconds but will lasts 2 hrs
When comparing video laryngoscopy to direct laryngoscopy what is a disadvantage
Video shows longer intubation time resulting in decline of oxygen saturation to 80% or less in a lot of patients!
Most common cause of cervical spine injuries
- High speed MVA
- Falls
- Diving
- Gunshot
- Head injuries especially if low GSC = c spine injury
What are the complications associated with the C collar:
- Pressure ulcer
- Elevated ICP
- Compromise central venous access
- Airway management challenges if reintubation is needed
* once you establish airway r/o c- spine injury to clear the neck as soon as possible
What happens to blunt trauma induced C spine injury after admission
Worsening neurological deficits either because of delay in diagnosis or improper C-spine protection and/or manipulation
What indicates a low probability of C - spine injury
- No posterior midline neck tenderness and no focal neurologic deficit
- Normal level of alertness
- No evidence of intoxication
- No painful distracting injury
What is the Canadian C-spine rule for radiography after Trauma (which identifies Low risk patients)
- Is there any high risk factor mandating radiography :
≥ 65, dangerous mechanism , extremity paresthesia
2.Are there low risk factors that permit safe evaluation of the range of motion of the neck :
Sitting and Walking in ED, rear-end accident only , no immediate neck pain, no C spine midline tenderness .
- Can the patient rotate the neck laterally left and right for 45° in each direction without pain
How do you rule out C - spine injury in pre-elementary school children ( age 4 and under )
Absence of clinical findings .
you don’t need diagnostic studies or radiation exposure
Children with persistent midline neck pain with no other clinical findings AND negative intitial findings will you get imaging to rule out C-spine injury?
No ! because that indicates a little possibility of unstable C spine injury
Gold standard for ruling C spine injury in or out?
MRI is gold standard : but it is too sensitive and show too much .
Instead MDCT with less than 3mm cuts is used . Only thing is , possibility of missing 1 unstable C spine in about 5000 patients
How to do Airway management in C- spine injury
To DL : best do Manual inline stabilization ( MILS) w/ 2 operators + the physician doing the airway.
Is a hard cervical collar sufficient to provide absolute protection . True or False
A hard collar alone does not provide absolute protection especially not against rotational movements of the neck .
How is MILS performed?
1) First operator : Stabilize and align the head in a neutral position without applying cephalad traction
2) Second operator: Stabilize both shoulders by holding them against the table or stretcher
3) The anterior portion of the hard collar which limits mouth opening may be removed after immobilization
How does MILS affect your intubation ?
Suboptimal glottic view
If patient has a hematoma from a vertebral fracture which leads to enlargement of the prevertebral space, how can anesthesia make that patient worse during DL ?
That causes greater interior pressure that needs to be applied to the tongue by the laryngoscope blade in order to visualize the larynx. The increase in ant. pressure goes to the spine = increase the movement of the unstable vertebral segment
During direct laryngoscopy Is there a higher pressure with MILS or without MILS?
With Manual Inline Stabilzation
Besides DL what other measures can be used to secure the airway in acute phase of cervical spine immobilization
VL, gum elastic bougie, Translaryngeal retrograde intubation, cricothyroidotomy
Flexible fiber optic laryngoscopy and translaryngeal guided intubation cause almost no Neck movement but why don’t we use them in the initial airway management phase
Blood
Secretion
Long preparation time
Difficulty of their use in comatose, uncooperative or anesthetized pt
Disadvantage of nasotracheal intubation
- Risk of epistaxis
- Failure of intubation
- Possibility of entry into cranial vault or the orbit if there is damage to the cranial base or the maxillofacial complex
What are the usual signs of basilar skull facture
- Battle sign : (takes 1 day to appear , bruise over the mastoid process from blood along the periauricular artery )
- Raccoon eyes
- Bleeding from the ear or the nose
- just bc those signs are not there ‘yet” does not mean the don’t have cranial base fracture
Can supraglottic device with or without the aid of FOB be used?
Yes, but has same neck movement as DL
In regards to C spine injury : when is the use of FOB preferred
In the SUBACUTE phase of the spine injury when time constraints , full stomach and patient cooperation issues do not exist!!!!!
Why is high impact maxillofacial injury challenging for airway management
Not only soft tissue Edema of the pharynx and parapharyngeal hematoma, blood or debris in the oropharynx maybe responsible for partial or complete airway obstruction in the acute stage of these injuries
How can liberal administration of fluids in maxillofacial Trauma worsen the patient
Serious airway compromise may develop within a few hours in up to 50% of patients with major penetrating facial injuries, multiple trauma, caused by progressive inflammation or Edema resulting from liberal administration of fluids
Maxillofacial Hemorrhage most frequently from what artery?
Internal maxillary artery or its branches
Less frequently : facial external carotid, sphenopalatine arteries and other small branches
Life treathening= do packing, intermaxillary fixation if that doesn’t work do angioembolization
If there is fracture induced encroachment of the airway or the mandibular movement is limited patient : pain , trismus ( lockjaw ) = pt cannot open the mouth what do you do
Fentanyl titrated 2 to 4 µg /kg over a period of 10 to 20 minutes will improve the patient’s ability to open the mouth if mechanical limitation is not present
In direct airway injury if there is bleeding into the oropharynx , will flexible fiber-optic be useful ?if not what do you do ?
Waste of time !
Retrograde technique using a wire or epidural catheter passed through a 14 gauge catheter introduced on the trachea through the crycothyroid membrane : IF THE PT CAN OPEN MOUTH
When is the surgical airway indicated in direct airway injuries
- Airway compromise
- Direct laryngoscopy has failed or is considered impossible
- When the jaw will be wired
- When a tracheostomy will be performed anyway after repair of the fracture.
Direct airway injury , WHen is Tracheostomy indicated ?
- ER
- As a delayed procedure in OR for airway control within 12 hours of arrival
- An elective sx during definitive surgery within or more than 12 hours following admission of the hospital
- Comminuted mandibular, mid-facial, bilateral LeFort III and panfacial fractures are likely to be managed by tracheostomy for definite of surgery
Can be done to avoid the complication of tracheostomy
Submental or submandibular intubation
What does submental or submandibular intubation involve
Pass the proximal end of the FLEXIBLE ARMORED OROTRACHEAL tube through a small submental incision
Mid face fx with frontal sinus or orbitozygomatic and orbitoethmoid complexes what other type of fracture is most likely involved ?
Cranial fracture
When do cervical airway injury happen usually
Blunt or penetrating Trauma
Air escape, hemoptysis, and coughing are present in almost all …
Penetrating injuries
Hoarseness, muffled voice , dyspnea , strider , dysphasia, odynophagia , cervical pain and tenderness , ecchymosis, subcutaneous emphysema , flattening of the thyroid cartilage protuberance , what diagnosis ? *
Major blunt laryngotracheal damage .
Which may actually be missed either because the patient is asymptomatic or unresponsive, or the S/S are missed *
No Resp distress or hemodynamic compromise, do you CT first or airway first ?
CT first .
Don’t go blind in the compromise airway , it will make it worse.
But if you have to , use FOB if possible or a surgical airway
There 5 grades of laryngeal injuries
1 . no Fx, minor laceration , minimal edema = minimal airway s/s
- Undisplaced fx , mucosal damage but no exposure of cartilage = mild airway compromise
- Displaced fx, vocal fold immobility = significant compromise
- Multiple fx with instability = significant compromise
- Laryngeal separation = catastrophic airway obstruction.
If there is a stab in airway already , can you use that stab to pass your tube and intubate ?
Yes
***If it’s grade 5 laryngotracheal damage ( cartilaginous fx) or mucosa abnormalities. What is your choice of intubation technique?
Awake intubation With FOB
or
Awake tracheostomy
Can’t do a cricothyroidotomy ** laryngeal damage precludes cricothyroidotomy **
Up to ____% of blunt laryngeal injury may have ______injury ; perform a _______with caution
70% blunt laryngeal
Have Cervical spine injury
Tracheostomy = be careful
If pt with cervical airway trauma is confused or cant cooperate , do you do an awake intubation ?
No, go to OR , use ketamine or inhalation gas, intubate without muscle relaxant .
If pt has episodes of apnea while under gas anesthesia, put patient upright and do the usual maneuvers
Complete transection of trachea is
Life threatening
Distal trachea will retract in to the chest - OBSTRUCTION!!!
Penetrating thoracic airway injury can occur anywhere , but where does blunt trauma usually affect?
Posterior membranous portion of the trachea and the main stem bronchi , usually 3cm of the carina .
Believe it or not , tracheal intubation can cause this injury
What are the S/S of blunt thoracic airway injury ?
Pneumo Pneumomediastinum Pneumopericardium SubQ emphysema Continuous air leak from chest tube * but these are not specific to thoracic airway damage .
What will happen to your ETT cuff if there is perforated airway ?
Can’t get a seal around the ETT ,
Or
on CXray shows large radiolucent area in the trachea corresponding to the cuff = perforated airway
What are the CXray signs of perforated airway?
Seeing the cuff on X-ray
A radiolucent line along the prevertebral fascia bc of the air tracking up from mediastinum
Peribronchial air
Dropped lung sign : complete intrapleural bronchial transection causes the apex of lung to descend all the way to the hilum
For airway techniques in thoracic airway injury , danm if you anesthetize and relax , danm if you do it awake. Why? What happens with each technique ?
Anesthesia and muscle relaxant = irreversible obstruction bc you relax the peritracheal and peribronchial structures that airway patency
Awake intubation = airway loss bc of further distortion of the airway by the ETT , pt agitation or rebleeding
Is condensation a way to verify tube placement in these patients ?
No
Auscultation and ETCO2
But you may not hear
Or ETCO2 may be low or not present if shock or circulatory collapse
What can prevent you to hear when you auscultate for tube placement in these thoracic airway trauma patients ?
Pulmonary contusion
Atelectasis
Diaphragmatic rupture w/ abdominal content migration
Pneumothorax
Tracheal injury what is preferred method of intubation then ?
ETT using a bronchoscopic guidance DISTAL to the tracheal injury . That’s the new trend vs surgical management
What type patients will not be part of the new trend and will have to have surgical management?
If the lesion is > 4 cm Is cartilaginous vs membranous Esophageal trauma also present Progressive subQ emphysema Severe dyspnea needing intubation Pneumothorax w/ air leak through chest Difficult to mechanical ventilate Mediastinitis
What are the IMMEDIATE threats to patient life after trauma that may alter respirations
Tension Pneumothorax
Flail Chest
Open pneumothorax
Other that may not be immediate : Hemothorax Closed pneumothorax Pulmonary contusion Diaphragmatic rupture with abdo content herniation Actelectasis with mucus plug Aspiration Chest wall splinting
What are the classic signs of tension pneumothorax?
- Cyanosis
- Tachypnea
- Hypotension
- Neck vein distention ( if Hypovolemic may be see this)
- Tracheal deviation ( may be difficult to see)
- Diminished breath sound
What sign is usually diagnostic of tension pneumothorax in the supine position ? Describe
Deep sulcus sign : pleural air track in the lateral and caudal region of the lung instead of the apex
What is definitive dx of Tension pneumo ?
CT
How to relieve the Tension pneumo?
Insert a 14 gauge catheter 4th or 5th intercostal space midaxillary line
Or
2nd ICS midclavicular line
Flail chest , there is costochondral separation or sternal fracture . What makes them into Resp failure ?
Underlying pulmonary contusion
Increased elastic recoil»_space; increased WOB»_space; Resp insufficiency/failure»_space; hypoxemia!
Over how long does Resp insufficient/ failure develop with flail chest ?
Develops over 3 to 6 hr period»_space; worse CXray and worse ABG ( hemopneumo, paradoxical chest wall movement , pain induced splinting make gas exchange worse )
Fraction of lung contused is indicative of
ARDS
Especially if contuse volume is > 20%
Rib score system . 1 point is assigned to each of these type of fractures
6 or more rib fx=1
Bilateral fx= 1
Flail chest =1
3 or more severely (bicortically) displaced fx =1
1st rib fx = 1
At least 1 rib fx each ant, lateral, Posterior regions of ribs= 1
Rib score and Vital capacity have linear correlation with
Development of
Pneumonia
Resp Failure
Tracheostomy
Vital capacity 50 % means what in flail chest patient ?
Little risk of pulm complications
But less than 30% = probability increase 2.5 times
Flail chest , Vital capacity below ____% means _____times likely to develop pulmonary complications
Below 30%
2.5 times increased probability
True or false . Once there is chest wall instability , must have respiratory support ?
False, only if there is gas exchange abnormalities
Liberal tracheal intubation make things worse patient mortality and complication increase
Just do effective pain relief = improve Resp function and no need for a vent . Use thoracic epidural with LA and opioids or thoracic paravertebral block
Besides pain continuous pain control what else to do for flail chest patient who do not have gas exchange issues ?
O2 , CPAP 10 -15 cmH2O using face mask , airway humidifier, IS, Bronchodilators , airway suction with FOB , nutrition. Overzealous fluid and blood make oxygenation worse bc it worsens pulmonary injury
If head injury patient does not have a known threat to cerebral herniation , avoid hyperventilation …why ?
Increased cerebral vasoconstriction = decreased perfusion + cerebral lactic acid build up
If hypovolemic , how is hyperventilation bad ?
It interferes with venous return and cardiac output , leading to hypotension , further decrease in organ perfusion and even cardiac arrest
What ventilation technique is Best to prevent hemodynamic deterioration and decrease likelihood of ARDS ?
Low TV: 6- 8 mL/kg
Moderate PEEP
Producing low inspiratory or plateau pressures
What ventilation goal to use in intubated but spontaneously breathing patient s?
Airway pressure release ventilation where breathing is superimposed on the vent by intermittent brief decreased of CPAP = improved V/Q , BP , less sedation needed , better O2 delivery, less VAP( happens in 30% of pulmonary contusion )
Bil severe pulmonary contusion use what ventilation mode ?
High frequency Jet ventilation
Severe unilateral pulmonary contusion unresponsive to other vent measures , use a…
Double lumen tube
How do you diagnose systemic air embolism which can happen after penetrating lung trauma, blast injury or blunt thoracic trauma where both distal passages and pulmonary veins are affected ?**
You will see:*** Hemoptysis Circulatory instability CNS dysfunction IMMEDIATELY AFTER ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION \+ Air in blood from the radial Artery .
If there is air bubble in the coronary arteries during thoracotomy , what is the diagnosis ?
Systemic air embolism
You know there is systemic air embolism bc of lung contusion , what Resp maneuvers do you do to prevent air entry in the systemic circulation ?
Isolating and collapsing the lacerated lung with a double lumen tube
Or
Lowest possible TV using a single lumen tube
TEE of the left side of heart to see if there is any air bubble
Most common cause of dramatic Hypotension and shock is***
Hemorrhage***
The second most common cause of mortality after trauma ***
Hemorrhage ***
First most common cause of mortality after trauma is
Head injury
What is the primary goal in bleeding
urgent surgical control of the source
Why is it important to remove the tourniquet as soon as urgent surgical control is achieved
To avoid Pressure-Induced nerve damage, skin necrosis, limb ischemia.
What is the optimal systolic blood pressure in the trauma patient?
100 to 110 mmHg mercury for elderly
And 90 for younger patient
Elderly vs young , who is more at risk for significant tissue hypoperfusion in the presence of normal blood pressure
Elderly (> 65 )
Carbon monoxide takes how long to remove it on room air, 100% O2 , and at 3 atm in hyperbaric chamber
4 hours on room air
60 to 90 minutes with 100% O2
20 to 30 minutes at 3 atm in the hyperbaric chamber
Normal IOP is
10 to 21 mmHg
What is considered a predictor of increased mortality in shock patients independent of injury , SBP, or presence of head injury?
Inability for the patient to elevate heart rate in the face of hypo perfusion!!!
What are the Early clinical indicators of the severity of hemorrhagic shock
Heart rate BP Pulse pressure Respiratory rate Urinary output Mental status
Why does hematocrit drop in hemorrhage
Because of immediate activation of transcapillary refill. Low Hct = suspect extensive bleeding
Shock index formula:
Hr / SBP
In elderly (HR/SBP )x age or
SI x age
Normal SI
.6
Closer to 1 = Increased mortality
Assessment of Bloof consumption score ask 4 questions ( used to determine the amount of transfusion)
Heart rate 120
systolic blood pressure 90
penetrating injury
Positive FAST
White blood like that level indicates major bleeding
> 2 mmol/L
Damage control resuscitation
Brief permissive hypotension
rapid control of any bleeding source minimal crystalloid infusion
early administration of plasma in other blood products in a balanced ratio 1:1:1 of packed red blood cells plasma and platelets by activation of the MTP
and TXA
What is the purpose of damage control resuscitation?
To prevent : 1.pulmonary edema 2.ARDS 3.and Multiple Organ - MOF And abdominal compartment syndrome.
If you give > 1.5 L to 1 unit blood ratio in the first 24 hrs , what will happen to the patient ?(2)
ARDS
Abdo compartment syndrome
Permissive hypotension is contraindicated in: (3)
- Brain injury
- spinal cord injury
- elderly with chronic systemic Hypertension because adequate perfusion is crucial
Most useful and practical tools of organ perfusion during all phases of shock ?(2)
1) Base deficit
and
2) Blood Lactate level
Base deficit reflects: (3)
1) Severity of shock
2) Oxygen debt
3) Changes in O2 delivery
Base deficit is better than Arterial pH
Base deficit -2 to -5 means
Mild shock
Base deficit -6 to -9 mmol/L indicates
Moderate
Base > 10 mmol/L
Severe shock
Why is blood lactate less specific than base deficit as a marker of tissue hypoxia
Because of increased epinephrine Induced skeletal muscle glycolysis accelerated pyruvate oxidation decreased hip had a clearance of lactate in early mitochondrial dysfunction
What is the half-life of lactate
15 to 30 minutes in a healthy individual failure to clear lactate within 24 hours after reversal of circulator shock is a predictor of increased mortality
What is normal plasma lactic concentration
0.5 to 1.5 mm/L
Lactate levels over 5 mm/L indicates
Lactic acidosis :significant
Recommended hemoglobin concentration in all phases of management is
729 grand per deciliter
To increase brain oxygenation in 75% of head injured patient how old should PRBC be
Less than 19 days storage to increase HgB 9 to 10g/dL
MTP means
10 unit in 24 hr
> or = 4 PRBC in first hour with need to to continue assumed
It does not take plasma into account
Can use Liquid plasma up to how many days after collection
28 days
How long does it take to Saul FFP or PF 24
30 to 45 minutes
PF 24 vs FFP
PF frozen within 24 hour collected ( only contains 60% of factors in FFP except fibrinogen bc it has a t1/2 of 12 hours )
FFP is frozen within 8 hours
A kid has massive hemorrhage if had to be given how much blood ?
> 40ml/kg
Or
Given 50% of blood volume over 24 hrs
Circulating blood volume in an infant is :
80 ml kg
90 for Barrash
Children over 3 months , circulating blood volume is
70 ml/ kg
What is the most constant vital sign indicating early volume loss?
Narrowing pulse pressure
Children have a greater hemodynamic reserve and VS only deteriorate after they have lost ____to ____% blood volume
35 to 40 %
Neonates don’t have Vitamin K and functional fibrinogen until
6 months
In pediatric actual trigger for activating the MTP
High injury severity score
Kid with base deficit > 6 or INR 1.8 predicts what ?
High chance to die .
What are the two components of coagulopathy of the trauma patient
A cute traumatic coagulopathy and resuscitation associated coagulopathy
Signs of life
Pupillary response Spontaneous ventilation Carotid pulse Palpation blood pressure Extremity movement Cardiac electrical activity
Of all the possible secondary insults in the injured brain, what has the most or greatest detrimental impact
Decreased oxygen delivery due to Hypotension and Hypoxia
40% of death from trauma are cause by …
Head injury
Most common early complication of head trauma are :
ICH Herniation Seizures Neurogenic pulmonary edema Cardiac dysrhythmias Bradycardia Systemic HTN Coagulopathy
Does phenylephrine constrict cerebral vessels ?
No
What is the most important cause of death in the head injury patient ?
Low BP
Especially < 90
AVPU alert , verbal stimuli , Response to pain , unresponsive to assess consciousness
True true
Uncal Herniation under the Flax cerebri how does the pupil look?
Dilated and unresponsive “ blown “
Pupil that is dilated and sluggish
Uncus ( temporal lobe ) is compressing. Oculomotor nerve