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Association between prehospital fluid resuscitation with crystalloids and outcome of trauma patients in Asia by a cross-national multicenter cohort study

  • The PATOS Clinical Research Network
  • National Taiwan University
  • Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
  • Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center
  • Universiti Teknologi MARA
  • Bach Mai Hospital
  • Hanoi Medical University
  • Vietnam National University, Hanoi
  • GVK EMRI
  • Indian Institute of Emergency Medical Services
  • Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
  • Sungai Buloh Hospital
  • Sultanah Aminah Hospital
  • Seri Manjung Hospital
  • Pulau Pinang Hospital
  • Serdang Hospital
  • Kuala Lumpur Hospital
  • Sarikei Hospital
  • Sabah Women and Children’s Hospital
  • Ampang Hospital
  • Kajang Hospital
  • Miri Hospital
  • Sarawak General Hospital
  • Queen Elizabeth II Hospital
  • Teluk Intan Hospital
  • Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital
  • Kokushikan University
  • National Center for Global Health and Medicine
  • East Avenue Medical Center
  • Philippine College of Emergency Medicine
  • Southern Philippines Medical Centre
  • Pasig City General Hospital
  • Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital
  • Seoul National University
  • Korea University
  • Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan university
  • Kyungpook National University
  • Yonsei University Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
  • Pusan National University
  • Chonnam National University
  • Chungbuk National University

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Abstract

Prehospital fluid resuscitation with crystalloids in patients following trauma remain controversial. This study aimed to investigate the association between prehospital fluid resuscitation and outcomes of trauma patients in Asia. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of trauma patients between 2016 and 2018 using data from the Pan-Asia Trauma Outcomes Study (PATOS) database. Prehospital fluid resuscitation was defined as any administration of intravenous crystalloid fluid on the ambulance before arrival to hospitals. The outcomes were in-hospital mortality and poor functional outcomes, defined as Modified Rankin Scale ≥ 4. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to equalize potential prognostic factors in both groups. This study included 31,735 patients from six countries in Asia, and 4318 (13.6%) patients had ever received prehospital fluid resuscitation. The patients receiving prehospital fluid resuscitation had a higher risk of in-hospital mortality, with an adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of 2.02, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.32–3.10, p = 0.001 in PSM analysis. Prehospital fluid resuscitation was also associated with poor functional outcomes, with an OR 1.73, 95% CI: 1.48–2.03, p < 0.001 in PSM analysis. Prehospital fluid resuscitation in patients with major trauma (injury severity score ≥ 16) presented a higher risk of poor functional outcomes (aOR = 2.65, 95% CI: 1.89–3.73 in PSM analysis, pinteraction = 0.006) via subgroup analysis. Prehospital fluid resuscitation of trauma patients is associated with higher in-hospital mortality and poor functional outcomes in the subgroup in countries studied.

Original languageEnglish
Article number4100
JournalScientific Reports
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022

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