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Prise en charge actuelle du traumatisé grave en France : premier bilan de l’étude FIRST (French Intensive care Recorded in Severe Trauma)

Current support for severe blunt trauma patients in France: initial assessment of the FIRST study (French Intensive care Recorded in Severe Trauma)

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Annales françaises de médecine d'urgence

Résumé

Objectif

Décrire la prise en charge des traumatisés graves fermés dans les hôpitaux universitaires français.

Matériel et méthodes

L’étude FIRST (French Intensive care Recorded in Severe Trauma), a fait collaborer 14 CHU français. Le recueil des données épidémiologiques est prospectif, en phase préhospitalière et hospitalière sur les patients admis en réanimation dans les 72 heures post-traumatiques et/ou pris en charge par un Smur des CHU participants.

Résultats

La moyenne d’âge des patients est de 42 ± 18 ans. Soixante et un pour cent sont victimes d’un accident de la voie publique, 30 % d’un accident domestique ou sportif, 7 % d’un accident du travail et 2 % d’un autre traumatisme. Plus de la moitié des patients sont intubés en préhospitalier. Le score de Glasgow médian initial est de 12 ; IQR [6 ; 15]. À l’issue de la médicalisation préhospitalière, la pression artérielle moyenne passe de 83 ± 29 mmHg à 84 ± 23 mmHg. Le remplissage vasculaire moyen utilisé est de 788 ± 862 ml et 16 % des patients reçoivent des catécholamines avant l’admission hospitalière. Un quart des patients inclus passe par un centre hospitalier général avant leur admission en CHU et le délai médian d’admission au CHU augmente de 1,9 [1,3–25] heures à 6,5 [5,0–8,4] heures (p < 0,001). Près de 7 % des patients ne sont pas médicalisés en préhospitalier. La réalisation d’un scanner corps entier n’est pas systématique. La gravité lésionnelle (ISS médian 25 ; IQR [18 ; 34]) peut expliquer la durée médiane de séjour en réanimation de 7 jours; IQR 2–9 jours, durant laquelle 57 % d’entre eux présentent une complication infectieuse, et la mortalité à 30 jours de 23 %.

Conclusion

Cette étude montre que dans l’ensemble les recommandations sont bien suivies, et incite à la mise en place de réseaux de soins formalisés.

Abstract

Aim

The FIRST study (French Intensive care Recorded in Severe Trauma) was designed in order to describe the French management of severe blunt trauma in collaboration with 14 University hospitals.

Procedure

Epidemiological, clinical data of pre- and in-hospital evolution were prospectively recorded for 3090 patients admitted in ICU within 72 hours after trauma and/or managed by a prehospital medical team of a participant center.

Results

The mean age is 42 years old (SD 18), 61% of patients are road traffic victims, 30% are miscellaneous accidents victims (domestic, sports…) and 7% are involved in work accident and 2% in other type of accident.

More than 50% of patients are intubated during prehospital care. Median Coma Glasgow Score is 12; IQR [6; 15]. After prehospital management, mean arterial pressure evolves from 89 mmHg (SD 29) to 84 mmHg (SD 23). Mean prehospital fluid loading is 788 ± 862 ml and 16% of patients receive prehospital continuous catecholamine infusion.

Nearly 25% of patients are initially admitted in a general hospital before University hospital transfer. Such strategy increases delay admission to University hospital (1,9 hours, IQR [1,3–2,5 hours] to 6,4 hours, IQR [5,0–8,4 hours], p < 0,001. Many patients were not managed by a medical prehospital team (7%) and whole-body CT on admission is not systematically performed. The injury severity score (median ISS: 25; IQR [18; 34]) may explain the time stay in intensive care unit (7 days), IQR [2–19 days] where 57% of patients have sepsis complications, and the global mortality of 23% at the 30th day.

Conclusion

This study shows that all recommendations are well followed and promotes the installation of formalized regional care systems.

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Yeguiayan, J.M., Garrigue, D., Binquet, C. et al. Prise en charge actuelle du traumatisé grave en France : premier bilan de l’étude FIRST (French Intensive care Recorded in Severe Trauma). Ann. Fr. Med. Urgence 2, 156–163 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13341-012-0181-1

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