Prehospital intravenous fluid is associated with increased survival in trauma patients

David A. Hampton, Löic J. Fabricant, Jerry Differding, Brian Diggs, Samantha Underwood, Dodie De La Cruz, John B. Holcomb, Karen J. Brasel, Mitchell J. Cohen, Erin E. Fox, Louis H. Alarcon, Mohammad H. Rahbar, Herb A. Phelan, Eileen M. Bulger, Peter Muskat, John G. Myers, Deborah J. Del Junco, Charles E. Wade, Bryan A. Cotton, Martin A. Schreiber

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Delivery of intravenous crystalloid fluids (IVF) remains a tradition-based priority during prehospital resuscitation of trauma patients. Hypotensive and targeted resuscitation algorithms have been shown to improve patient outcomes. We hypothesized that receiving any prehospital IVF is associated with increased survival in trauma patients compared with receiving no prehospital IVF. METHODS: Prospective data from 10 Level 1 trauma centers were collected. Patient demographics, prehospital IVF volume, prehospital and emergency department vital signs, lifesaving interventions, laboratory values, outcomes, and complications were collected and analyzed. Patients who did or did not receive prehospital IVF were compared. Tests for nonparametric data were used to assess significant differences between groups (p ≤ 0.05). Cox regression analyses were performed to determine the independent influence of IVF on outcome and complications. RESULTS: The study population consisted of 1,245 trauma patients; 45 were excluded owing to incomplete data; 84% (n = 1,009) received prehospital IVF, and 16% (n = 191) did not. There was no difference between the groups with respect to sex, age, and Injury Severity Score (ISS). The on-scene systolic blood pressurewas lower in the IVF group (110mmHg vs. 100mmHg, p < 0.04) and did not change significantly after IVF, measured at emergency department admission (110 mm Hg vs. 105 mm Hg, p = 0.05). Hematocrit/hemoglobin, fibrinogen, and platelets were lower (p < 0.05), and prothrombin time/ international normalized ratio and partial thromboplastin time were higher (p < 0.001) in the IVF group. The IVF group received a median fluid volume of 700 mL (interquartile range, 300-1,300). The Cox regression revealed that prehospital fluid administration was associated with increased survival (hazard ratio, 0.84; 95% confidence interval, 0.72-0.98; p = 0.03). Site differences in ISS and fluid volumes were demonstrated (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Prehospital IVF volumes commonly used by PRospective Observational Multicenter Massive Transfusion Study (PROMMTT) investigators do not result in increased systolic blood pressure but are associated with decreased in-hospital mortality in trauma patients compared with patients who did not receive prehospital IVF.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)S9-S15
JournalJournal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Volume75
Issue number1 SUPPL1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Clinical parameters
  • PROMMTT
  • Prehospital
  • Resuscitation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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