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  • Title: Patients with pelvic fractures from blunt trauma. What is the cause of mortality and when?
    Author: Vaidya R, Scott AN, Tonnos F, Hudson I, Martin AJ, Sethi A.
    Journal: Am J Surg; 2016 Mar; 211(3):495-500. PubMed ID: 26781723.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Mortality in patients sustaining pelvic fractures has been reported to be 4% to 15%. We sought to investigate the cause of death based on timing and evaluate if type of fracture and Injury Severity Score have an influence on the survival time. METHODS: Sixty-nine patients of eight hundred sixty seven with a pelvic fracture who died during their hospital admission were included. Fractures were classified using the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Osteosynthesefragen/Orthopaedic Trauma Association system. Cause determined by autopsy in 48/69. RESULTS: The leading cause of death within 6 hours was abdominal and pelvic hemorrhage; 6 to 24 hours head injury, and greater than 24 hours multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Survival time did not correlate between fracture type (P < .12) or Injury Severity Score. Only 2 patients died of isolated pelvic hemorrhage. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the advances made in acute management of the traumatized patient in the emergency department, mortality is unavoidable in a small group of patients with hemorrhage being the commonest cause of early death but isolated pelvic hemorrhage rare.
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