REBOA in shocked penetrating abdominal trauma patients: impact on outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The role of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in trauma is debated. We hypothesized that the use of REBOA for patients presenting in shock after penetrating abdominal trauma is associated with delay to laparotomy and increased mortality.

Study design

We used 2017-2021 Trauma Quality Improvement Project data to identify adult (≥16 years) penetrating abdominal trauma patients with systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≤90 mm Hg undergoing laparotomy. REBOA was defined by International Classification of Diseases-10 code, with a procedure timestamp preceding or simultaneous to laparotomy incision. We propensity score matched REBOA to non-REBOA patients on demographics, mechanism, injury characteristics and severity, solid organ injury, abdomi

SUBMITTER: Hatchimonji JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12612729 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature