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The Use of the Shock Index as a Predictor of Active Bleeding in Trauma Patients
Aplicación del Shock Index como predictor de hemorragia en el paciente politraumático
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Andrea Campos-Serra
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, Sandra Montmany-Vioque, Pere Rebasa-Cladera, Heura Llaquet-Bayo, Raquel Gràcia-Roman, Anna Colom-Gordillo, Salvador Navarro-Soto
Departamento de Cirugía General, Hospital Universitario Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
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Received 27 October 2017. Accepted 02 April 2018
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Table 1. General Data.
Table 2. Bleeding Markers.
Table 3. Relationship of Bleeding Markers With Vital Signs Using the Scales Analyzed.
Table 4. Relationship Between the “Active Bleeding” Variable With the Age Group and Mechanism of Injury.
Table 5. Correlation Between the Shock Index Cut-Off Points and the Different Variables Analyzed.
Table 6. Values for Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV and NPV for the Cut-Off Points Analyzed (for a Prevalence of 18.7).
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Abstract
Introduction

Vital signs indicate the presence of bleeding only after large amounts of blood have been lost, with high morbidity and mortality. The Shock Index (SI) is a hemorrhage indicator with a cut-off point for the risk of bleeding at 0.9. The aim of this study is to assess whether a cut-off of ≥0.8 is more sensitive for detecting occult bleeding, providing for early initiation of therapeutic maneuvers.

Methods

SI analytical validation study of severe trauma patients older than 16 years of age. Vital signs were recorded, and scales for predicting bleeding included: SI, Assessment of Blood Consumption score, and Pulse Rate Over Pressure score. The relationship between the SI and 5 markers for bleeding was analyzed: need for massive transfusion, angiographic embolization, surgical bleeding control, death due to hypovolemic shock, and the overall predictor “active bleeding” (defined as the presence of at least one of the 4 markers above).

Results

Data from 1402 trauma patients were collected prospectively over a period of 10 years. The mean Injury Severity Score was 20.9 (SD 15.8). The mortality rate was 10%. The mean SI was 0.73 (SD 0.29). “Active bleeding” was present in 18.7% of patients. The SI area under the ROC curve for “active bleeding” was 0.749.

Conclusions

An SI cut-off point ≥0.8 is more sensitive than ≥0.9 and allows for earlier initiation of resuscitation maneuvers in patients with occult active bleeding.

Keywords:
Trauma
Shock Index
Hypotension
Hemorrhagic shock
Blood transfusion
Massive transfusion
Occult bleeding
Resuscitation
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Introducción

Las constantes vitales detectan la presencia de hemorragia al perder grandes cantidades de sangre, lo que comporta una gran morbimortalidad. El Shock Index (SI) es un parámetro que detecta el sangrado con puntos de corte de 0,9. El objetivo de este estudio es valorar si un punto de corte de ≥0,8 es más sensible para detectar sangrado oculto, permitiendo iniciar maniobras terapéuticas más precoces.

Métodos

Estudio analítico de validación del SI que incluye pacientes politraumatizados graves mayores de 16 años. Se registran constantes vitales y escalas predictivas de sangrado: SI, Assessment of Blood Consumption score y Pulse Rate Over Pressure score. Se analiza la relación del SI con 5 marcadores predictivos de sangrado: necesidad de transfusión masiva, embolización angiográfica, control del sangrado quirúrgico, muerte por shock hipovolémico y «sangrado activo» (presencia de al menos uno de los 4 marcadores anteriores en un paciente).

Resultados

Recogida prospectiva de datos de 1.402 pacientes politraumatizados durante 10 años. El Injury Severity Score medio fue de 20,9 (DE 15,8). Hubo una mortalidad del 10%. El SI medio fue de 0,73 (DE 0,29). En total presentaron «sangrado activo» el 18,7% de la serie. El SI medio en los pacientes con «sangrado activo» fue de 0,87, mientras que las constantes vitales estaban dentro de la normalidad. El área bajo la curva ROC del SI para el «sangrado activo» fue de 0,749.

Conclusiones

El SI con un punto de corte ≥0,8 es más sensible que aquel con el punto de corte ≥0,9 y permite iniciar maniobras de reanimación más precoces en los pacientes con sangrado oculto.

Palabras clave:
Politrauma
Shock Index
Hipotensión
Shock hemorrágico
Transfusión sanguínea
Transfusión masiva
Sangrado oculto
Reanimación

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