Journal of Peking University (Health Sciences) ›› 2020, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (4): 738-742. doi: 10.19723/j.issn.1671-167X.2020.04.027

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Risk factors for mechanical ventilation in patients with severe multiple trauma

Fu-zheng GUO,Feng-xue ZHU(),Jiu-xu DENG,Zhe DU,Xiu-juan ZHAO   

  1. Department of Trauma Center, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
  • Received:2020-01-08 Online:2020-08-18 Published:2020-08-06
  • Contact: Feng-xue ZHU E-mail:fxzhu72@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities: Peking University Medicine Seed Fund for Interdisciplinary Research(BMU2018ME003)

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Abstract:

Objective: To eludicate the risk factors of mechanical ventilation and prolonged mechanical ventilation in patients with severe multiple injuries. Methods: Consecutive patients with severe multiple injures who were treated in Peking University People’s Hospital Trauma Medical Center between December 2016 and December 2019 were enrolled in this restropective chart-review study. According to mechanical ventilation and ventilatory time, the patients were divided into mechanical ventilation (MV) group and non-mechanical ventilation (NMV) groups, prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) group and shortened mechanical ventilation (SMV) groups. Clinical data such as gender, age, base excess, mechanism of injury, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), abbreviated injury scale (AIS) and injury severity score (ISS) were collected. To indentify the risk factors of mechanical ventilation and prolonged mecha-nical ventilation, univariate and multivariate Logistic analyses were carried out. Results: In the present study, 112 patients (82 male, 30 female) with severe multiple injuries having a median age of 52 (range: 16-89 years) and a median ISS of 34 (range: 16-66) were enrolled. The primary mechanism of injury was traffic accident injury and falling injury. In the study, 62 and 50 patients were assigned to MV and NMV groups, respectively. Logistic analysis showed that GCS (OR=0.72, 95%CI: 0.53-0.92, P=0.03), base excess (OR=0.56, 95%CI: 0.37-0.88, P=0.002) and multiple rib fracture (OR=1.72, 95%CI: 1.60-2.80, P=0.012) were independent significant risk factors for mechanical ventilation after severe multiple injuries. Within the mechanical ventilation group, 38 and 24 patients were assigned to PMV and SMVgroups, respectively. Compared with the SMV group, the PMV group had a higher ISS and higher rate of severe head trauma. The length of hospital stay of PMV group was longer than that of SMV groups. Meanwhile, the incidence of tracheotomy in PMV group was high. Conclusion: GCS, base excess and rib fracture might be independent risk factors for mechanical ventilation. Higher ISS and lower GCS might prolong the ventilatory time and the length of hospital stay. Meanwhile, the incidence of tracheotomy was high in PMV group because of the longer ventilatory time and poor consciousness.

Key words: Multiple trauma, Mechanical ventilation, Pulmonary contusion, Rib fractures

CLC Number: 

  • R641

Table 1

The baseline data of patients with severe multiple injuries"

Variables Data
Age/years, median (range) 52 (16-89)
Gender, n (%)
Male 82 (73.2)
Female 30 (26.8)
Mechanism of injury, n (%)
Traffic injury 48 (42.9)
High falling injury 30 (26.9)
Tumbles injury 16 (14.3)
Blast injury 8 (7.1)
Heavy pound injury 6 (5.4)
Stab injury 4 (3.6)
ISS, median (range) 34 (16-66)
GCS, median (range) 10 (3-15)
AIS, median (range)
Head an neck 4 (0-12)
Thorax 5 (0-13)
Abdomen 2 (0-6)
Extremities and pelvis 2 (0-7)
Pulmonary contusion, n (%)
Volume<20% 76 (67.9)
Volume≥20% 36 (32.1)
Lactic acid/(mmol/L), median (range) 2.4 (0.5-15.0)
Length of hospital stay/d, median (range) 18 (1-123)

Table 2

The univariate analysis of risk factors between mechanical ventilation group and without mechanical ventilation group"

Variable Mechanical ventilation (n=62) Non-mechanical ventilation (n=50) P
Age/years, x?±s 50±16 49±12 0.716
Gender, n 0.578
Male 44 38
Female 18 12
ISS, median (P25, P75) 34 (26, 41) 22 (18, 29) <0.001
GCS, median (P25, P75) 11 (3, 15) 15 (13, 15) <0.001
AIS, median (P25, P75)
Head and neck 4 (2, 6) 3 (1, 4) 0.083
Thorax 6 (3, 8) 4 (1, 5) 0.010
Abdomen 2 (0, 4) 0 (0, 2) 0.001
Extremities and pelvis 2 (0, 4) 1 (0, 2) 0.087
Rib fracture, n (%) 5 (1, 8) 0 (0, 5) 0.009
Volume of pulmonary contusion≥20%, n (%) 28 (45.2) 8 (16.0) 0.040
Hydrothorax, n (%) 46 (74.2) 22 (44.0) 0.008
Pneumothorax, n (%) 22 (35.4) 12 (24.0) 0.558
Lactic acid/(mmol/L), median (P25, P75) 3.5 (1.5, 5.2) 0.9 (1.2, 2.1) 0.001
Base excess/(mmol/L), median (P25, P75) -5.2 (-3.75, -7.55) -1.28 (-3.57, 0.87) <0.001
Length of hospital stay/d, median (P25, P75) 20 (15, 31) 15 (9, 22) <0.001

Table 3

Multivariate analysis of risk factors between mechanical ventilation group and without mechanical ventilation group"

Variable OR 95%CI P
ISS 1.14 0.92-1.36 0.062
Base excess 0.56 0.37-0.88 0.003
Rib fracture 1.72 1.60-2.80 0.012
GCS 0.72 0.53-0.92 0.030

Table 4

The univariate analysis of risk factors between PMV group and SMVgroup"

Variable SMV group (n=24) PMV group (n=38) P
Age/years, x?±s 47±16 50±18 0.517
ISS, median (P25, P75) 29 (21, 37) 36 (29, 50) 0.022
GCS, median (P25, P75) 14 (12, 15) 8 (3, 12) 0.029
Ventilatory time/d, median (P25, P75) 5 (2, 6) 16 (9, 20) <0.001
Length of hospital stay/d, median (P25, P75) 14 (8, 16) 24 (18, 42) <0.001
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