Nowacki Joseph C, Jones Eli, Armento Isabella, Hunter Krystal, Slotman Justin, Goldenberg-Sandau Anna
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ, USA.
Division of Trauma, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA.
Am J Surg. 2025 Oct;248:116444. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116444. Epub 2025 May 23.
Alcohol use is associated with injury. Although ACS guidelines require screening injured patients for alcohol misuse, outcome data remains inconclusive.
This single-center, 10-year (2013-2023) retrospective study examined patients with ISS >15 at a Level I trauma center. Patients from an institutional registry were grouped by blood alcohol content (BAC): positive (>80 mg/dL, BAC-P) or negative (BAC-N).
Of 517 patients, 401 were BAC-N and 116 BAC-P. BAC-P patients were younger, mostly male, with lower GCS, higher ISS, and higher Shock Indexes (p < 0.001). They required emergency surgery more often (p = 0.023), ICU care (p < 0.001), and had longer hospital stays (12.1 vs. 8.9 days, p = 0.003). Mortality rates were similar between groups. BAC-P patients received more aggressive interventions, possibly mitigating alcohol-related harm.
Though BAC-P trauma patients had more severe injuries and required more aggressive care, the lack of difference in mortality suggests that targeted, evidence-based management strategies may benefit intoxicated trauma patients.
饮酒与损伤有关。尽管美国外科医师学会(ACS)指南要求对受伤患者进行酒精滥用筛查,但结果数据仍无定论。
这项单中心、为期10年(2013 - 2023年)的回顾性研究,对一家一级创伤中心中损伤严重程度评分(ISS)>15的患者进行了检查。来自机构登记处的患者按血液酒精含量(BAC)分组:阳性(>80mg/dL,BAC-P)或阴性(BAC-N)。
在517例患者中,401例为BAC-N,116例为BAC-P。BAC-P组患者更年轻,多为男性,格拉斯哥昏迷评分(GCS)更低,ISS更高,休克指数更高(p<0.001)。他们更常需要急诊手术(p = 0.023)、重症监护病房(ICU)护理(p<0.001),住院时间更长(12.1天对8.9天,p = 0.003)。两组之间的死亡率相似。BAC-P组患者接受了更积极的干预,可能减轻了与酒精相关的伤害。
尽管BAC-P创伤患者损伤更严重,需要更积极的治疗,但死亡率无差异表明,有针对性的、基于证据的管理策略可能使醉酒创伤患者受益。