TY - JOUR
T1 - Pediatric Acute Compartment Syndrome in Long Bone Fractures
T2 - Who is at Risk?
AU - Bhogadi, Sai Krishna
AU - El-Qawaqzeh, Khaled
AU - Colosimo, Christina
AU - Hosseinpour, Hamidreza
AU - Magnotti, Louis J.
AU - Spencer, Audrey L.
AU - Anand, Tanya
AU - Ditillo, Michael
AU - Alizai, Qaidar
AU - Nelson, Adam
AU - Joseph, Bellal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2024/6
Y1 - 2024/6
N2 - Introduction: There is a paucity of large-scale data on the factors that suggest an impending or underlying extremity pediatric acute compartment syndrome (ACS). In addition, literature regarding the timing of operative fixation and the risk of ACS is mixed. We aimed to describe the factors associated with pediatric ACS. Methods: Analysis of 2017-2019 Trauma Quality Improvement Program. We included patients aged <18 y diagnosed with upper extremity (UE) and lower extremity (LE) fractures. Burns and insect bites/stings were excluded. Multivariable regression analyses were performed to identify the predictors of ACS. Results: 61,537 had LE fractures, of which 0.5% developed ACS. 76,216 had UE fractures, of which 0.16% developed ACS. Multivariable regression analyses identified increasing age, male gender, motorcycle collision, and pedestrian struck mechanisms of injury, comminuted and open fractures, tibial and concurrent tibial and fibular fractures, forearm fractures, and operative fixation as predictors of ACS (P value <0.05). Among LE fractures, 34% underwent open reduction internal fixation (time to operation = 14 [8-20] hours), and 2.1% underwent ExFix (time to operation = 9 [4-17] hours). Among UE fractures, 54% underwent open reduction internal fixation (time to operation = 11 [6-16] hours), and 1.9% underwent ExFix (time to operation = 9 [4-14] hours). Every hour delay in operative fixation of UE and LE fractures was associated with a 0.4% increase in the adjusted odds of ACS (P value <0.05). Conclusions: Our results may aid clinicians in recognizing children who are “at risk” for ACS. Future studies are warranted to explore the optimal timing for the operative fixation of long bone fractures to minimize the risk of pediatric ACS.
AB - Introduction: There is a paucity of large-scale data on the factors that suggest an impending or underlying extremity pediatric acute compartment syndrome (ACS). In addition, literature regarding the timing of operative fixation and the risk of ACS is mixed. We aimed to describe the factors associated with pediatric ACS. Methods: Analysis of 2017-2019 Trauma Quality Improvement Program. We included patients aged <18 y diagnosed with upper extremity (UE) and lower extremity (LE) fractures. Burns and insect bites/stings were excluded. Multivariable regression analyses were performed to identify the predictors of ACS. Results: 61,537 had LE fractures, of which 0.5% developed ACS. 76,216 had UE fractures, of which 0.16% developed ACS. Multivariable regression analyses identified increasing age, male gender, motorcycle collision, and pedestrian struck mechanisms of injury, comminuted and open fractures, tibial and concurrent tibial and fibular fractures, forearm fractures, and operative fixation as predictors of ACS (P value <0.05). Among LE fractures, 34% underwent open reduction internal fixation (time to operation = 14 [8-20] hours), and 2.1% underwent ExFix (time to operation = 9 [4-17] hours). Among UE fractures, 54% underwent open reduction internal fixation (time to operation = 11 [6-16] hours), and 1.9% underwent ExFix (time to operation = 9 [4-14] hours). Every hour delay in operative fixation of UE and LE fractures was associated with a 0.4% increase in the adjusted odds of ACS (P value <0.05). Conclusions: Our results may aid clinicians in recognizing children who are “at risk” for ACS. Future studies are warranted to explore the optimal timing for the operative fixation of long bone fractures to minimize the risk of pediatric ACS.
KW - Operative fixation
KW - Pediatric compartment syndrome
KW - Pediatric long bone fractures
KW - Pediatric trauma
KW - Timing of operative fixation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jss.2024.01.032
DO - 10.1016/j.jss.2024.01.032
M3 - Article
C2 - 38569424
AN - SCOPUS:85189563036
SN - 0022-4804
VL - 298
SP - 53
EP - 62
JO - Journal of Surgical Research
JF - Journal of Surgical Research
ER -