Experience of surgical treatment of combat pancreatic trauma

Background. Pancreatic injuries is a complex challenge for trauma surgeons, especially if combat, due to the presence of combined injuries and complications. The aim: to provide a structure, peculiarities of diagnosis and treatment of combat pancreatic trauma. Materials and methods. A retrospective...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Е.М. Хорошун, І.П. Хоменко, С.А. Шипілов, В.В. Макаров, В.В. Негодуйко, О.Г. Петюнін
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Zaslavsky O.Yu. 2024-12-01
Series:Медицина неотложных состояний
Subjects:
Online Access:https://emergency.zaslavsky.com.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/1808
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850068014716682240
author Е.М. Хорошун
І.П. Хоменко
С.А. Шипілов
В.В. Макаров
В.В. Негодуйко
О.Г. Петюнін
author_facet Е.М. Хорошун
І.П. Хоменко
С.А. Шипілов
В.В. Макаров
В.В. Негодуйко
О.Г. Петюнін
author_sort Е.М. Хорошун
collection DOAJ
description Background. Pancreatic injuries is a complex challenge for trauma surgeons, especially if combat, due to the presence of combined injuries and complications. The aim: to provide a structure, peculiarities of diagnosis and treatment of combat pancreatic trauma. Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis was done of medical records of 58 inpatients who sustained combat pancreatic trauma during the war in Ukraine. Their average age was 37.4 ± 3.6 years (range 21–60 years). The mechanism of combat injury included gunshot wounds (87.9 %), explosive (10.3 %) and closed injuries (1.7 %). All the wounded underwent laboratory and instrumental investigations. Results. According to the nature of the combat injury, pancreatic injuries were categorised into gunshot shrapnel wounds — 50 (86.2 %), gunshot bullet wounds — 1 (1.7 %), explosive trauma — 6 (10.3 %), and closed combat trauma — 1 (1.7 %) case. Distribution by location of pancreatic injury: tail — 38 (65.5 %), head — 11 (19 %), body — 5 (8.6 %), body and tail — 2 (3.4 %), head and tail — 2 (3.4 %) cases. The following methods of surgical intervention were used: damage control surgery (DCS) — 51 (87.9 %) cases, one-stage surgery — 7 (12.1 %) cases. Distribution by the type of surgical intervention for pancreatic injury: drainage of the parapancreatic space — 45 (77.6 %), pancreatorrhaphy — 4 (6.9 %), distal pancreatosplenectomy — 3 (5.2 %), removal of foreign bodies (metal fragments) — 3 (5.2 %), distal resection of the pancreas with spleen preservation — 1 (1.7 %), pancreatoduodenectomy — 1 (1.7 %), subtotal resection of the body and tail of the pancreas with splenectomy — 1 (1.7 %) case. Common complications (n = 42): peritonitis — 9 (21.4 %), acute surgical sepsis — 8 (19 %), acute renal failure — 7 (16.7 %), multiple organ failure syndrome — 7 (16.7 %), pneumonia — 6 (14.3 %), bleeding — 4 (9.5 %), pulmonary embolism — 1 (2.4 %). Organ-specific complications (n = 28) were as follows: acute pancreatitis — 21 (75 %), pancreatic fistula — 4 (14.3 %), pseudocysts — 2 (7.1 %), abscess — 1 (3.6 %) case. Treatment outcomes: 33 patients (56.9 %) were transferred to the next stage of treatment, 19 (32.8 %) died, and 6 (10.3 %) were discharged with a definite outcome. Mortality rate: 5 (26.3 %) died in the first 3 days, 14 (73.7 %) cases died in the period from 4 to 15 days. Conclusions. The incidence of combat pancreatic trauma among abdominal wounds is 8.7 %. Surgical treatment for combat pancreatic trauma using the DCS is performed in 87.9 % of cases, and in the volume of a single-stage operation, in 12.1 %. The DCS leads to a reduction in the incidence of complications. The overall complication rate for combat pancreatic trauma is 72.4 %, and the incidence of organ-specific complications is 48.3 %. Mortality from pancreatic injuries is 32.8 %. Combat trauma to the head of the pancreas was mainly treated with closed drainage. Distal injuries were treated by resection or drainage.
format Article
id doaj-art-400a88416bd54b5e9a3cc321d34b31e4
institution DOAJ
issn 2224-0586
2307-1230
language English
publishDate 2024-12-01
publisher Zaslavsky O.Yu.
record_format Article
series Медицина неотложных состояний
spelling doaj-art-400a88416bd54b5e9a3cc321d34b31e42025-08-20T02:48:10ZengZaslavsky O.Yu.Медицина неотложных состояний2224-05862307-12302024-12-0120872572910.22141/2224-0586.20.8.2024.18081808Experience of surgical treatment of combat pancreatic traumaЕ.М. Хорошун0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1258-1319І.П. Хоменко1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8199-5083С.А. Шипілов2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1689-2213В.В. Макаров3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4224-0294В.В. Негодуйко4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4540-5207О.Г. Петюнін5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9411-994XKharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine; Military Medical Clinical Center of the Northern Region, Kharkiv, UkraineNational Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine; Kyiv City Clinical Hospital 8, Kyiv, UkraineKharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine; Military Medical Clinical Center of the Northern Region, Kharkiv, UkraineKharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine; Military Medical Clinical Center of the Northern Region, Kharkiv, UkraineKharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine; Military Medical Clinical Center of the Northern Region, Kharkiv, UkraineKharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine; Kharkiv Institute of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Kharkiv, UkraineBackground. Pancreatic injuries is a complex challenge for trauma surgeons, especially if combat, due to the presence of combined injuries and complications. The aim: to provide a structure, peculiarities of diagnosis and treatment of combat pancreatic trauma. Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis was done of medical records of 58 inpatients who sustained combat pancreatic trauma during the war in Ukraine. Their average age was 37.4 ± 3.6 years (range 21–60 years). The mechanism of combat injury included gunshot wounds (87.9 %), explosive (10.3 %) and closed injuries (1.7 %). All the wounded underwent laboratory and instrumental investigations. Results. According to the nature of the combat injury, pancreatic injuries were categorised into gunshot shrapnel wounds — 50 (86.2 %), gunshot bullet wounds — 1 (1.7 %), explosive trauma — 6 (10.3 %), and closed combat trauma — 1 (1.7 %) case. Distribution by location of pancreatic injury: tail — 38 (65.5 %), head — 11 (19 %), body — 5 (8.6 %), body and tail — 2 (3.4 %), head and tail — 2 (3.4 %) cases. The following methods of surgical intervention were used: damage control surgery (DCS) — 51 (87.9 %) cases, one-stage surgery — 7 (12.1 %) cases. Distribution by the type of surgical intervention for pancreatic injury: drainage of the parapancreatic space — 45 (77.6 %), pancreatorrhaphy — 4 (6.9 %), distal pancreatosplenectomy — 3 (5.2 %), removal of foreign bodies (metal fragments) — 3 (5.2 %), distal resection of the pancreas with spleen preservation — 1 (1.7 %), pancreatoduodenectomy — 1 (1.7 %), subtotal resection of the body and tail of the pancreas with splenectomy — 1 (1.7 %) case. Common complications (n = 42): peritonitis — 9 (21.4 %), acute surgical sepsis — 8 (19 %), acute renal failure — 7 (16.7 %), multiple organ failure syndrome — 7 (16.7 %), pneumonia — 6 (14.3 %), bleeding — 4 (9.5 %), pulmonary embolism — 1 (2.4 %). Organ-specific complications (n = 28) were as follows: acute pancreatitis — 21 (75 %), pancreatic fistula — 4 (14.3 %), pseudocysts — 2 (7.1 %), abscess — 1 (3.6 %) case. Treatment outcomes: 33 patients (56.9 %) were transferred to the next stage of treatment, 19 (32.8 %) died, and 6 (10.3 %) were discharged with a definite outcome. Mortality rate: 5 (26.3 %) died in the first 3 days, 14 (73.7 %) cases died in the period from 4 to 15 days. Conclusions. The incidence of combat pancreatic trauma among abdominal wounds is 8.7 %. Surgical treatment for combat pancreatic trauma using the DCS is performed in 87.9 % of cases, and in the volume of a single-stage operation, in 12.1 %. The DCS leads to a reduction in the incidence of complications. The overall complication rate for combat pancreatic trauma is 72.4 %, and the incidence of organ-specific complications is 48.3 %. Mortality from pancreatic injuries is 32.8 %. Combat trauma to the head of the pancreas was mainly treated with closed drainage. Distal injuries were treated by resection or drainage.https://emergency.zaslavsky.com.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/1808pancreatic injurygunshot woundscombat traumasurgical treatment
spellingShingle Е.М. Хорошун
І.П. Хоменко
С.А. Шипілов
В.В. Макаров
В.В. Негодуйко
О.Г. Петюнін
Experience of surgical treatment of combat pancreatic trauma
Медицина неотложных состояний
pancreatic injury
gunshot wounds
combat trauma
surgical treatment
title Experience of surgical treatment of combat pancreatic trauma
title_full Experience of surgical treatment of combat pancreatic trauma
title_fullStr Experience of surgical treatment of combat pancreatic trauma
title_full_unstemmed Experience of surgical treatment of combat pancreatic trauma
title_short Experience of surgical treatment of combat pancreatic trauma
title_sort experience of surgical treatment of combat pancreatic trauma
topic pancreatic injury
gunshot wounds
combat trauma
surgical treatment
url https://emergency.zaslavsky.com.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/1808
work_keys_str_mv AT emhorošun experienceofsurgicaltreatmentofcombatpancreatictrauma
AT íphomenko experienceofsurgicaltreatmentofcombatpancreatictrauma
AT sašipílov experienceofsurgicaltreatmentofcombatpancreatictrauma
AT vvmakarov experienceofsurgicaltreatmentofcombatpancreatictrauma
AT vvnegodujko experienceofsurgicaltreatmentofcombatpancreatictrauma
AT ogpetûnín experienceofsurgicaltreatmentofcombatpancreatictrauma