Could resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta improve survival among severely injured patients with post-intubation hypotension?

Could resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta improve survival among severely injured patients with post-intubation hypotension?

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, March 2018

29572730

Ramiro Manzano-Nunez, Juan Pablo Herrera-Escobar, Joseph DuBose, Tal Hörer, Samuel Galvagno, Claudia Patricia Orlas, Michael W. Parra, Federico Coccolini, Massimo Sartelli, Juan Camilo Falla-Martinez, Alberto Federico García, Julian Chica, Maria Paula Naranjo, Alvaro Ignacio Sanchez, Camilo Jose Salazar, Luis Eduardo Calderón-Tapia, Valeria Lopez-Castilla, Paula Ferrada, Ernest E. Moore, Carlos A. Ordonez

Current literature shows the association of post-intubation hypotension and increased odds of mortality in critically ill non-trauma and trauma populations. However, there is a lack of research on potential interventions that can prevent or ameliorate the consequences of endotracheal intubation and thus improve the prognosis of trauma patients with post-intubation hypotension. This review paper hypothesizes that the deployment of REBOA among trauma patients with PIH, by its physiologic effects, will reduce the odds of mortality in this population. The objective of this paper is to review the current literature on REBOA and post-intubation hypotension, and, furthermore, to provide a rational hypothesis on the potential role of REBOA in severely injured patients with post-intubation hypotension.