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JENIANN A. YL, CHARLES JAMES FOX, and ERNEST E. MOORE
Introduction
Uncontrolled hemorrhage is the leading cause of prevent­able death in both the civilian and military settings.1 Thus, to achieve zero preventable deaths following trauma, prompt and effective control of noncompressible torso hemorrhage is essential.2 This may require aor tic occlusion to prevent exsanguination and allow for resuscitative efforts. Historically, this has involved emergent thoraco­tomy with aortic cross clamping. However, advances in medical technology have resulted in a new method for aortic occlusion via resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA). This minimally invasive, endovas cular technique provides aortic occlusion without req uiring thoracotomy in patients with life-threatening hemorrhage.
History of Thoracic Aortic Occlusion for Resuscitation
Thoracic aortic clamping was rst shown to be benecial in a canine acute massive hemoperitoneum model by pre­venting precipitous circulatory decompensation at the time of laparotomy.3 Since then, the use of aortic cross clamping during massive hemorrhage has long been reported in the literature as a technique to allow for resus­citation of the in-extremis patient following severe injury. Overall outcomes have been favorable when considering the otherwise fatal nature of the pathology, and it has allowed for survival of patients when employed in the appropriate scenario. Cross clamping of the aorta is usually enacted as part of an Emergency Department thoracotomy (EDT), undertaken for a range of scenarios (chest, abdominal, or extremity injury) where preservation of threatened coronary and cerebral circulation is paramount. Military data report overall survival rates of up to 11% for EDT (and 17% when EDT and aortic cross clamping has been performed as a prelude to laparotomy for hemorrhage control).6 Civilian data report EDT survival rates approach ing 8%.7 In both populations, EDT for penetrating thoracic injury seems to confer greatest benet whether by assisting with the control of bleeding, decompression of the pericardium, preventing bronchovenous air embolism, or administration of internal cardiac massage. invasive pro cedure; it places a signicant morbidity on the patient in addition to the potential complications of aortic occlusion.
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EDT is necessarily a very
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History of REBOA
REBOA provides an alternative to EDT and aortic clamping by using endovascular technology to accomplish the same physiologic effects. The use of REBOA for the exsanguinat­ing trauma patient dates back to the Korean War when, in 1954, Dr. Carl Hughes described aortic occlusion using a 20-mL balloon catheter to control traumatic hemorrhage in two moribund casualties.9 Though ultimately unsuc­cessful in these patients, Dr. Hughes proposed the potential utility of this intervention in the setting of massive hemor­rhage. Although intraaortic balloon occlusion continued to be intermittently revisited in the literature, it had generally poor outcomes and failed to gain support as a means for hemorrhage control.
The evolution of vascular surgery to include endovascular techniques led to a renewed interest for balloon occlusion of the aorta. This resulted in renement of the technique as well as increased operator familiarity with improved patient outcomes. One of its most popularized applications was as a life-saving measure for ruptured aortic aneurysm patients. suggested a similar utility for patients suffering from hem­orrhagic shock of other etiologies; thus, it was revisited as a potential resuscitative measure in trauma.
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Its successful implementation in this setting
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Physiologic Limitations
Several studies using hemorrhagic shock porcine models have been performed to elucidate the physiologic impact of REBOA. One early study compared thoracotomy with cross clamping to REBOA and suggested that REBOA was superior. This was based on diminished acidosis (serum lac­tate levels, partial pressure of carbon dioxide) and lowered requirement for volume replacement and inotrope in the REBOA group.17 The impact of prolonged occlusion time has also been studied in large animal models but impact with relation to occlusion time is variable. One study dem­onstrated diminished return of ow in the aortic branch vessels even following proximal balloon deation (sug­gesting an additional mechanism of ischemia/reperfusion injury that exerts its effect beyond the initial occlusion).18 A further investigation found that 90 minutes of occlusion produced a higher lactate burden but no major differences in renal, cerebral, spinal, or myocardial organ dysfunction as compared with 30 minutes of balloon time, with other evidence suggesting that liver necrosis is the consistent sequela of longer aortic occlusion times.19 Lack of dened
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experimental agreement around the dose-response curve between visceral complications and balloon time may be due to signicant collateralization20 and the tolerance of dif­ferent systems to aortic occlusion: for instance, 60 minutes of aortic occlusion resulted in a 12.5% rate of spinal cord injury-related mortality in one animal study.21 Prolonged REBOA times have also been associated with decreased FiO2:PaO2 ratios, potentially mediated through the release of inammatory cytokines such as interleukin-6.22 Col­lectively, these studies demonstrate that REBOA does carry systemic consequences but these may be less marked than those associated with EDT-mediated aortic cross clamping. Large animal studies are of great use in assessing potential benet but translating the end-organ consequences must always be caveated: for instance, prior clinical experience with high thoracic aortic occlusion for postinjury aortic repair indicate a progressive risk of spinal cord injury after 30 minutes
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—a signicantly shortened time compared
to representative large animal models.
Clinical Outcomes
Aortic occlusion and supradiaphragmatic clamping of the aorta can improve patient outcomes, particularly after mas­sive bleeding from penetrating trauma, with survival rates from 17% to more than 20% in certain populations. The clinical evidence concerning efcacy of REBOA is mixed. A retrospective analysis of a Japanese trauma data bank series found 625 patients who had been treated with REBOA; matched patients who did not undergo REBOA group had a survival advantage despite longer times to surgery.27 However, a further observational study from Japan revealed lower mortality with REBOA compared with matched patients who underwent aortic cross clamping.28 Similarly, the Aortic Occlusion in Resuscitation for Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (AORTA) registry reported improved survival to discharge (9.6% of REBOA patients vs. 2.5% of thoracotomy patients), although REBOA patients were more likely to present with intact vital signs. certainly elevates central blood pressure, but conrmatory evidence of impact on mortality is absent.31 One complicating
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REBOA
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factor is the difference in time to aortic occlusion between the two modalities; aortic cross clamping via thoracot­omy can be accomplished at a median of 317 seconds as opposed to REBOA at a median of 474 seconds. It seems that gaining vascular access accounts for a good part of this time; once this step is achieved, time to aortic occlusion is (median) 245 seconds.32 Part of the difculty in assessing the benet of REBOA is that most published studies docu­ment institutional use for different indications, in different populations, within different care systems, with different equipment. Drawing conclusions as to benet and risk in individual patients and settings are difcult; the results of the UK REBOA study,33 a randomized controlled study set in multiple major trauma centers within the United Kingdom, may help discern benet when completed.
Technical Aspects of REBOA
TOOLS AND MATERIALS
Prior to the introduction of wireless, uoroscopy-free sys­tems, establishing balloon occlusion of the aorta required an arterial access kit, a sheath, a wire, and a balloon (Fig.11.1). In some places, cost considerations may per- suade surgeons to continue to use these tools. Regardless of the supplier, access of the femoral artery can be obtained using a micropuncture set, which will include a micronee­dle, microwire, and a 4- or 5-Fr transitional dilator. The benet of a micropuncture set is minimization of dam­age from inaccurate punctures while attempting access. Through this transitional dilator, a 0.035-inch introducer wire can be advanced retrograde into the femoral vessel in order to exchange over wire for an initial sheath. Alterna­tively, a 21-gauge hollow needle can be used for access and will allow passage of a 0.021-inch introducer wire directly. Over this wire, a sheath can then be advanced into the artery to establish secure access. Sheaths should be chosen based on length and French size. Longer sheaths are typi­cally not required, and therefore standard sheath lengths of 10 to 15 cm is adequate. The French size of the sheath reects the inner diameter and indicates the maximum
Fig. 11.1 Basic endovascular tools required to accomplish aortic balloon occlusion prior to availability of commercial REBOA kits: (left to right) a micro- puncture set for initial arterial entry, a sheath for stable arterial access, a stiff wire, and an appropriately sized compliant occlusion balloon.
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size of an item that can be passed through it. As such, the French size is determined by the balloon chosen for aortic occlusion.
Commercial kits are now available for REBOA to stream­line the insertion process, and their lower prole design has replaced the larger 12- and 14-Fr sheath systems that required arterial repair in favor of 7-Fr sheath systems. The Rescue Balloon (Tokai Medical Products, Japan) and the REBOA Balloon Kit (REBOA Medical, Norway) are preas­sembled kits with 7-Fr–compatible compliant balloons of sufcient diameter for aortic occlusion. These devices are still intended to be passed over-the-wire. In contrast, the ER-REBOA catheter (Prytime Medical, Arvada, CO) utilizes a peel-away sheath for rapid insertion on a wireless cath­eter with a curved P-tip to position and avoid branch can­nulation without wire exchanges (Fig. 11.2). Positioning is conrmed radiographically, but insertion does not require uoroscopic guidance as length markers allow the physi­cian to advance the catheter with or without imaging to the desired distance. Furthermore, the smaller sheath size eliminates the need for adjunct procedures to close the arte­riotomy, as manual pressure alone is typically adequate to achieve hemostasis.
Although blind insertion techniques will be discussed, imaging guidance is preferred. An ultrasound machine with a linear probe should be used while obtaining arterial access to visualize the femoral vessels. Additionally, a por­table radiograph machine can be used to aid in placement by verifying wire and balloon locations within the patient. The presence of these technologies within the trauma bay should be established prior to patient arrival for maximal efciency of REBOA.
STEP-BY-STEP PLACEMENT
Herein we describe the steps to successfully insert an endo­vascular balloon for aortic occlusion. REBOA is placed con­ceptually in ve steps: arterial access, balloon positioning, balloon ination, balloon deation, and sheath removal (Box 11.1).
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Arterial Access
The rst step for REBOA is to establish arterial access, which is accomplished percutaneously. The vessel may be palpable in a patient who is able to sustain a systolic blood pressure (SBP) above 70 mm Hg. However, a patient in extremis may not have a palpable pulse to guide access. In an emer­gent situation, this can be accomplished by using ana­tomic landmarks to identify the common femoral artery. Theinguinal ligament can be approximated by connecting the anterior superior iliac spine and the pubic tubercle. The artery should be accessed approximately 2 to 3 cm below the inguinal ligament, where it overlies the middle third of the femoral head (Fig. 11.3A). Following these landmarks should result in vessel cannulation above the bifurcation in an easily compressible area, thereby minimizing potential access complications of ischemia and uncontrolled hemor­rhage. Accessing below the inguinal crease typically results in cannulation at a lower level, namely the supercial femoral artery, and should be avoided due to higher risks of thrombosis and pseudoaneurysm. On the other hand, cannulating too cephalad in the external iliac artery may be
Fig. 11.2 The ER-REBOA catheter (Prytime Medical, Arvada, CO) with mounted compliant balloon on a 7-Fr sheath–compatible catheter (A), utilized in a patient with presumed pelvic injury with sheeting for temporary stabilization (B).
Box 11.1 Technical Steps for REBOA
1. Arterial access and placement of sheath
2. Balloon selection and positioning within the aorta
3. Balloon inflation
4. Balloon deflation
5. Removal of balloon and sheath
REBOA, Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta.
associated with uncontrolled bleeding because direct pres­sure cannot be applied in this area.
In any circumstance, routine ultrasound guidance for vessel cannulation is recommended. Ultrasonography is used to directly visualize the common femoral artery and ensure that it is accessed above the femoral bifurcation and below the inguinal ligament (Fig. 11.3B). Using routine
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Fig. 11.3 Anatomic landmarks used to identify the common femoral artery for percutaneous access at approximately 2 to 3 cm below the inguinal ligament where it overlies the middle third of the femoral head (A) and the ultrasound landmarks used to identify the common femoral artery for per­cutaneous access by viewing the femoral bifurcation and accessing above this level but below the inguinal ligament (B). CFA, Common femoral artery; CFV, common femoral vein; FV, femoral vein; L, lateral; M, medial; PFA, profunda femoris artery; SFA, superficial femoral artery.
ultrasound has been shown to improve operator success in cannulation as well as to minimize arterial complications.35 Therefore, when possible it is recommended to obtain arte ­rial access with ultrasound guidance in REBOA. It is impor­tant to note that if arterial access cannot be accomplished using these minimally invasive methods, femoral cutdown for direct vascular exposure is an option and may be preferred in a patient undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Once initial access to the common femoral artery with a needle is accomplished, a starter wire with a oppy tip is introduced into the vessel. In our practice, this is a 0.021­inch wire over which a sheath can be directly inserted. Of note, this is best accomplished using two operators so that one can stabilize the needle while the other handles the wire until secure access is established. If no resistance is encountered with passage of this wire, an arterial sheath can then be advanced into the artery over the wire without
need for imaging guidance. This sheath serves as a stable point of arterial access through which one can advance the REBOA catheter and perform further endovascular inter­ventions. Based on current specications of aortic occlusion balloons, a 7-Fr sheath is adequate for REBOA placement; however, a larger 8-Fr sheath is preferred if simultaneous contrast administration is planned.
Positioning of the Balloon
The next step is introduction of the balloon and its posi­tioning within the aorta. A compliant balloon of adequate diameter to occlude the aorta should be selected along with an appropriate sheath to accommodate the balloon. Several compliant balloons that are compatible with a 6- or 7-Fr sheath are now commercially available for aortic occlusion as described previously. In our practice, the ER-REBOA catheter is used (Prytime Medical, Arvada, CO); this wireless
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catheter has an atraumatic P-tip with mounted compliant balloon between radiopaque marker bands and a distal arterial line port for monitoring blood pressure.
In relation to REBOA, the aorta is divided in three zones: zone 1 is from the left subclavian artery to above the celiac trunk; zone 2 represents the visceral aorta from the celiac artery to the lowest renal artery; and zone 3 is the infra­renal aorta (Fig. 11.4). Based on the pattern of injury, the balloon is positioned in the appropriate zone of the aorta and its location conrmed radiographically. Optimally, a zone 3 REBOA should be positioned just above the aortic bifurcation. Zone 2 REBOA is generally avoided due to the risk of visceral malperfusion. Zone 1 REBOA should be just above the celiac axis, so as to minimize risk of spinal cord ischemia.
Balloon positioning can be performed based on estima­tions of aortic lengths without uoroscopic guidance. A cadaver model was used to demonstrate feasibility of accurate balloon placement and ination based on visu­alized anatomic landmarks on ultrasound.36 However, this method is limited by user prociency with ultraso­nography in addition to patient habitus. Scott et al. dem­onstrated in a swine model that an “all-in-one” catheter deployed based on an external estimate of length from the inguinal ligament to the midsternum had a successful placement rate of 87% in the distal thoracic aorta.37 Fixed distance models rely on population-based computed tomo­graphic measurements to then determine standard inser­tion lengths to zone 1 and zone 3
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(Table 11.1). Such guidelines are of particular utility in prehospital, combat, or austere settings, where imaging technology is not easily accessible.
Balloon Inflation
After conrming position of the occlusive balloon, it is then inated while also monitoring SBP. An appropriately sized syringe with a mix of 1/3 contrast and 2/3 saline is used to
Table 11.1 Approximate Length of Catheter Insertion Per Zone for Average Height Patients with Corresponding Aortic Diameter and Balloon Inflation Volume for the ER-REBOA Catheter (Prytime Medical, Arvada, CO) as Guidelines for Fluoroscopy-Free Insertion and Inflation
Catheter Insertion
Length (cm)
Zone 1 50 21 13
Zone 3 30 15 8
Aortic Diameter
(mm)
Balloon Inflation
Volume (cc)
ll the balloon until its outer walls are opposed and parallel to the aorta. This contrast dilution is important because of its viscosity, which can impede facile balloon ination and deation. Tactile feedback as a marker of aortic wall tension during balloon ination is critical, and resistance should prompt cessation of ination. A stopcock can be used to then lock off the syringe at a certain volume of ination. Again, notice of the external length of the balloon can be used as a reference to intermittently check its position and minimize migration. Known volumes corresponding with external diameters can be used to guide balloon ination based on typical aortic diameters per zone (see Table 11.1). A plain x-ray is important to verify the balloon position. Constant awareness of overall occlusion time is important, as prolonged occlusion beyond 30 minutes in zone 1 may have adverse consequences.
Balloon Deflation
Following resuscitation of the patient with subsequent improvement of hemodynamics, the occlusive balloon should be deated as soon as possible. Similar to release of an aortic cross clamp, restoration of ow with reperfusion can result in a number of events including acidosis, hypo­tension, hyperkalemia, and cardiac arrest. The decision
Fig. 11.4 Aortic zones related to resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA). Zone 1 extends from the origin of the left subclavian artery to the celiac artery and is a potential zone of occlusion. Zone 2 extends from the celiac artery to the lowest renal artery and is not an occlusion zone. Zone 3 is defined from the lowest renal artery to the aortic bifurcation. REBOA in this zone may be effective for pelvic and junctional femoral (con­tralateral) hemorrhage.32 (Reproduced with permission from Stannard A, Eliason JL, Rasmussen TE. Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta
(REBOA) as an adjunct for hemorrhagic shock. J Trauma. 2011;71:1869–1872.)
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to begin balloon deation must be actively communicated and coordinated across the multidisciplinary trauma care team. The balloon is deated by releasing the stopcock and applying negative pressure, while manually holding and maintaining its position within the aorta as a number of attempts at deation with intermittent re-ination may be necessary. Slow deation of the balloon by removing 1 to 2 mL every 2 to 3 minutes is preferred to prevent rapid changes in hemodynamics.
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Balloon and Sheath Removal
After deation, the balloon can be removed from the aorta once no longer required. Sheath removal should also be done as soon as possible, but after reversal of any coexis­tent coagulopathy. Large-bore sheath access can promote arterial clot formation, and this can be increased among trauma patients with associated coagulopathy that is typ­ically dynamic.42 Therefore, intermittent ushing of the sheath with heparinized saline is recommended until its removal. A 7-Fr sheath can be removed without arterial repair. Generally, any access of 9 Fr and above requires closure of the arteriotomy, as manual pressure will not reliably accomplish hemostasis. Groin cutdown with direct exposure of the vessels can be performed by mak­ing an incision along the sheath and using this as a guide to dissect down to the femoral vessels. The artery can then be primarily repaired after ushing the vessel thoroughly and allowing for back-bleeding to remove any clots. Alter­natively, percutaneous closure devices can also be used to provide arterial closure. Wire access is maintained follow­ing balloon and sheath removal, and the closure device is advanced over-the-wire into the vessel and then deployed. However, this should be limited to operators familiar with this technique and a cutdown should be performed if it fails.
Treatment Algorithm
Our institutional algorithm incorporates clinical assess­ment, extended focused abdominal sonographic examina­tion for trauma, and basic radiographic imaging obtained in the trauma bay to determine areas of primary hemorrhage and level of hemodynamic compromise in order to guide management (Fig. 11.5). Patients arriving to the trauma bay while receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation undergo emergent thoracotomy if within the time constraints for known benet.43 Exceptions are patients with isolated pelvic or extremity trauma undergoing short-term cardiopulmo­nary resuscitation where REBOA may be preferred. How­ever, there is a risk of missed thoracic or abdominal injury with ongoing bleeding that must be acknowledged.
Patients presenting in hemorrhagic shock due to thoracic trauma should undergo thoracotomy, either emergently in the trauma bay or in the operating room (OR). REBOA in these patients may, in fact, worsen their injury due to increased aortic pressure with accelerated blood loss and increased ventricular afterload. Therefore, if REBOA is employed with a thoracic injury, the SBP should be maintained at less than 100 mm Hg to minimize this risk. This is critically important in those with a potential thoracic aortic injury. The desired pressure in the setting of a concomitant traumatic brain injury is poorly understood but must also be considered.
With presumed abdominal hemorrhage, patients with a SBP of 80 mm Hg or greater should be transferred to the OR without delay to avoid further complications. A sheath should be inserted in responders with a SBP of 80 to 90 mm Hg so that a REBOA may be inserted quickly in the event of rapid deterioration. In patients with a SBP less than 80 mm Hg, REBOA in the emergency department may temporize major visceral bleeding and stabilize the patient for trans­port to the OR.
Fig. 11.5 Algorithm for utilization of emergent thoracotomy versus endovascular balloon occlusion to accomplish aortic cross clamping for resuscita­tion. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) should be maintained less than 100 mm Hg with possible thoracic aortic injury and less than 120 mm Hg with pos­sible traumatic brain injury. CPR, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; EDT, emergency department thoracotomy; OR, operating room; REBOA, resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta.
Pattern of
injury
Thoracic EDT EDT
Abdominal
Pelvic
Extremity
CPR SBP <60
EDT
EDT vs. REBOA
EDT vs. REBOA
mm Hg
REBOA
REBOA
REBOA REBOA
SBP 60–80
mm Hg
EDT vs. OR
REBOA
REBOA
SBP >80
mm Hg
OR for
thoracotomy
OR for
laparotomy
OR for pelvic
packing
OR
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Patients in hemorrhagic shock secondary to pelvic trauma represent a unique scenario where we selectively place a zone 3 REBOA with a SBP between 80 and 90 mm Hg to permit a rapid total body CT scan prior to the OR. All patients with a SBP less than 80 mm Hg should undergo prompt REBOA placement. At our institution, control of pelvic bleeding is accomplished by preperitoneal pelvic packing in the OR,44 whereas other institutions may perform pelvic angioembo­lization. Alternatively, the REBOA catheter may be used to facilitate angiography via contralateral access, and endovas­cular treatment for pelvic hemorrhage accomplished in the OR45 (Fig. 11.6).
Finally, patients with signicant lower extremity trauma resulting in shock may also benet from zone 3 REBOA. Our institutional algorithm utilizes REBOA in these patients for SBP less than 80 mm Hg; once stabi­lized, they can be transferred either for additional imag­ing or the OR for treatment. Thus far, the only literature supporting REBOA for extremity trauma is select case reports. The impact of the ischemia incurred from zone 3 occlusion on injured extremities is unknown, but cer­tainly periods greater than 90 minutes are well tolerated and some have reported ination for 120 minutes with­out problems.
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Fig. 11.6 Zone 3 aortic occlusion (red arrow) in a hemodynamically unstable patient with a pelvic ring disruption (yellow arrow) on plain radiography (A) and corresponding three-dimensional pelvic computed tomography (B) with sagittal reformatted image depicting successful aortic balloon occlusion (C) exemplifies an ideal candidate for resuscitative endo vascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA).
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the passage of wires, catheters, or other devices can result
Extended Applications of REBOA
in intimal dissection. Small, non–hemodynami cally signi-
cant dissections may be observed without con sequence; ow­Partial REBOA (P-REBOA) is a described alternative to com­plete balloon occlusion of the aorta.47 Either a designed
limiting dissections must be addressed, but these can usually
be treated with an en dovas cular approach. catheter with partial occlusion or intermittent release have been described. In doing so, one can reduce the total isch­emic time and extent of reperfusion injury while allowing for longer time to denitive intervention with subsequent balloon removal. Similarly, the development of an endovas­cular variable aortic control (EVAC) system to autoregulate aortic ow in a continuous manner as an alternative to P-REBOA with extension of occlusion times has also been demonstrated in animal models.48 An alternative applica­tion of this method is intermittent REBOA with planned intervals of deation in between periods of ination; this method has been shown in swine models to extend the tol­erance of zone 1 occlusion up to 120 minutes.49 Further­more, lower extremity cooling reduced ischemic muscle injury and compartment pressures following prolonged zone 3 occlusion in a swine hemorrhagic model.50 These techniques may extend physiologically tolerable occlusion times when utilized in patients.
Additionally, REBOA in other clinical settings has been explored. Its use in a swine model with combined hemor­rhagic shock and traumatic brain injury (TBI) was associ­ated with poor outcomes due to worsened shock, arguing against the benet of REBOA for patients with TBI.51 Further excessive SBP may increase cerebral edema when cerebral autoregulation is compromised. Thus, the role of REBOA has yet to be dened for patients with known TBI. REBOA has proven benecial in other settings of massive hemorrhage such as among peripartum women with abnormal placentation52 as well as mitigating major venous injuries when deployed in the inferior vena cava.53 As such, the application of REBOA may expand to other clinical settings with hemorrhagic shock as a resuscitative measure until denitive treatment can be accomplished.
Complications of REBOA
ARTERIAL ACCESS COMPLICATIONS
Access site complications occur in 1% to 9% of percuta­neous interventions, with reduced rates of complications when using routine imaging guidance.35 The most common complication related to arterial access is failure to achieve hemostasis at the puncture site, resulting in hematoma and/or pseudoaneurysm. Their clinical signicance var­ies and ultimately open repair of the vessel may be required for resolution (Fig. 11.7A). Arteriovenous stula is another potential access site complication. This is the rarest of such complications and is due to simultaneous ipsilateral vein and artery access as well as inadvertent access of the vein when attempting arterial access or vice versa. Up to 38% of acquired arteriovenous stulae will spontaneously resolve within 1 year.
Arterial dissection can be caused by disruption of plaque in atherosclerotic vessels following access (Fig. 11.7B). Ultra­sound guidance can be used to identify and avoid areas of signicant calcic disease to minimize this risk. Addi tionally,
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Fig. 11.7 Example of arterial access complications. (A) Classic “yin­yang” sign demonstrating mixed flow on color wave ultrasonogra­phy from a femoral artery pseudoaneurysm due to failed access site hemostasis. (B) Right common femoral arterial dissection following arterial access. (Reproduced with permission from Biffl W, Fox CJ, Moore
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Thrombosis with or without distal embolization follow­ing REBOA is a potential life- and limb-threatening com­plication. Systemic heparinization is typically suggested in patients with large sheaths in place; unfortunately, this may not be possible in patients with an ongoing coagulopathy. However, ushing with heparinized saline prior to sheath removal is recommended. A thorough vascular examina­tion should be performed following arterial access and sheath removal; concerning examination ndings such as discrepant pulses, pallor, paresthesias, or poikilothermia should prompt further investigation.
For such complications, sheath size directly relates to the risk of ischemic events. Large sheath sizes have reported complication rates of up to 30%,55 whereas smaller sheaths (<9 Fr) have been shown to have a lower incidence of arte­rial access-related complications.
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Saito et al. reported a 21.3% amputation rate among survivors in their series using a 10-Fr commercial REBOA device.58 However, in their recent review of the AORTA registry, Brenner et al. found an overall rate of distal embolism to be 4.8% and an amputation rate of 1.2%.30 Similarly, Matsumara et al. found that small sheaths resulted in minor complications that did not require intervention. In contrast, large sheaths were associated with a 4% intervention rate, and sheaths upsized for therapeutic needs and/or additional ipsilateral arterial access were associated with a 67% amputation
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temporary re-ination much like releasing an aortic cross clamp.59 The release of ischemic metabolites may also result in acidosis and hyperkalemia, impacting numerous physi­ologic processes including cardiac contractility, systemic vascular resistance, and coagulopathy. Prolonged ischemia can lead to progressive organ dysfunction and tissue loss. This can clinically manifest as acute lung, liver, and kidney
PLACEMENT-RELATED COMPLICATIONS
Though not required for placement of the ER-REBOA cath­eter, wire management is important when being used for placement of the occlusion balloon. Whereas most wires have an atraumatic tip by design, the stiff wires necessary to pass a balloon can cause signicant damage if placed incor­rectly. Wire passage into branch vessels or too proximal across the aortic valve can result in damage to these structures with major consequences. Similarly, malposition of the balloon can occur, particularly as currently about 30% of REBOA are placed using blind insertion30 (Fig. 11.8). Although such models used to determine these insertion lengths have a high reported accuracy, variations in torso length and arterial tor­tuosity may result in inaccurate deployment from “standard” lengths, particularly of zone 3.37 Ination of a malpositioned balloon can cause signicant damage. Firstly, inaccurate balloon occlusion can result in unintended visceral malper­fusion, inadequate hemorrhage control with ongoing bleed­ing, or worsening of proximal injuries. Furthermore, blind ination based on aortic diameter at the presumed balloon position can result in overination of the vessel, leading to intimal injury or rupture. Finally, the pulsation of the aorta can result in migration of the balloon or wire; therefore, constant monitoring of their position based on external landmarks in addition to securing these once appropriately positioned is recommended.
REPERFUSION COMPLICATIONS
Balloon deation results in reestablishment of systemic circulation with resultant ischemia/reperfusion injury. Patients may experience vasodilation and hypotension, and slow deation is recommended with possible need for
Fig. 11.8 Plain radiographs showing a malpositioned aortic occlusion balloon found in zone 2 along the visceral plate (A) and into the right hypogastric artery (B). (Reproduced with permission from Davidson A, et
al. The pitfalls of REBOA: risk factors and mitigation strategies. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018;84(1):192–202.)