• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.170-174
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• 2020

Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is considered an emerging adjunct therapy for profound hemorrhagic shock, as it can maintain temporary stability until definitive repair of the injury. However, there is limited information about the use of this procedure in children. Herein, we report a case of REBOA in a pediatric patient with blunt trauma, wherein the preoperative deployment of REBOA played a pivotal role in damage control resuscitation. A 7-year-old male patient experienced cardiac arrest after a motor vehicle accident. After 30 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, spontaneous circulation was achieved. The patient was diagnosed with massive hemoperitoneum. REBOA was then performed under ongoing resuscitative measures. An intra-aortic balloon catheter was deployed above the supraceliac aorta, which helped achieved permissive hypotension while the patient was undergoing surgery. After successful bleeding control with small bowel resection for mesenteric avulsion, thorough radiologic evaluations revealed hypoxic brain injury. The patient died from deterioration of disseminated intravascular coagulation. Although the patient did not survive, a postoperative computed tomography scan revealed neither remaining intraperitoneal injury nor peripheral ischemia correlated with the insertion of a 7-Fr sheath. Hence, REBOA can be a successful bridge therapy, and this result may facilitate the further usage of REBOA to save pediatric patients with non-compressible torso hemorrhage.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.162-169
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• 2020

Purpose: There is increasing evidence in the literature regarding resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) globally, but few cases have been reported in Korea. We aimed to describe our experience of successful Zone III REBOA and to discuss its algorithm, techniques, and related complications. Methods: We reviewed consecutive cases who survived from hypovolemic shock after Zone III REBOA placement for 4 years. We reviewed patients' baseline characteristics, physiological status, procedural data, and outcomes. Results: REBOA was performed in 44 patients during the study period, including 10 patients (22.7%) who underwent Zone III REBOA, of whom seven (70%) survived. Only one patient was injured by a penetrating mechanism and survived after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. All patients underwent interventions to stop bleeding immediately after REBOA placement. Conclusions: This case series suggests that Zone III REBOA is a safe and feasible procedure that could be applied to traumatic shock patients with normal FAST findings who receive a chest X-ray examination at the initial resuscitation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.172-175
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• 2010

61세 남자 환자가 급성 흉통을 주소로 전원 되었으며, 심전도상 ST분절 상승 소견 및 흉통으로 급성 심근 경색 진단 하에 심혈관 조영술을 시행하였다. 좌회선동맥 둔각변연분지의 완전 폐색 소견 보여 대동맥 내 풍선장치 삽입 하에 혈관 중재술을 시행하였으나, 성공적인 혈관 중재술 후에도, 쇼크 지속되어 체외막 산소화 장치를 삽입하였다. 그러나, 이후에도 상태는 호전되지 않았고, 청진 및 심초음파상 심한 급성 승모판 폐쇄 부전 발견되어 승모판막 치환술을 시행하였다. 술 후 이틀째 체외막 산소화 장치 및 대동맥 내 풍선장치를 제거할 수 있었고, 수술 후 48일째 자가 보행 가능한 상태로 퇴원하였다.