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In our retrospective study we researched for possible injuries to the eye and orbit in patients who suffered from polytrauma. We assessed 6,000 patients with severe trauma, who were treated at the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin (UKB) between February 2006 and August 2014. Out of them, 1,061 maxillofacial CT scans were performed additionally to a whole-body scan as further injuries to eye and/or orbit could clinically not be excluded. We used a systemic diagnostic workup to examine the frequency and severity of a trauma to osseous and soft tissue structures of the orbit. For the assessment of the bony orbital walls we included the detection of a fracture gap, a rough dislocation of bony fragments as well as the detonation of osseous sutures between facial bones. Concerning the orbital soft tissue structures we looked at injuries of the ocular globe including the lens, extraocular muscles, optic nerve and orbital vessels. Complementary, we collected clinical data of eye examinations of our patients by using the medical information system (MIS) software medico. We appraised the ophthalmic diagnostic findings based on three criteria: the intraocular pressure (IOP), the vision and eye movements and recorded whether surgery or conservative treatment was conducted.
Out of 1,061 maxillofacial CT images, 811 were excluded. 668 patients did not have a trauma to the midface and 143 patients only showed fractures of the nose and/or jaw. The remaining 250 patients revealed traumata to the orbit: 149 CT scans showed fractures of the orbital cavity without participation of soft tissue structures. Three patients presented with pure soft tissue traumata to the eye and 98 scans displayed combined injuries of bones and orbital soft tissue structures. The right orbit was concerned in 35.6%, the left orbit in 32.8% and both orbits in 31.6% of cases. The prevailing type of fracture was the single wall fracture, followed by two- and three-walled fractures. In the majority of cases the orbital roof, floor or lateral wall were concerned. Besides blow-out fractures, we detected characteristic fractures as the tripod fracture and Le Fort 2°. Regarding the soft tissue traumata of 101 CT scans, we detected an unshaped vitreous body in 23.8% and a (partially) ruptured globe in 6.9%. The ocular lens was dislocated in six cases (5.9%). A foreign body pre-orbital and within the conus was found three times. Considering the extraocular muscles, we discovered that 44.6% of muscles were dislocated. In 7.9% extraocular muscles were pierced by bone, in one case the muscle was pierced by a foreign body. Searching for structural alterations of the optic nerve, 12.9% of 101 scans presented an elongated optic nerve and 9.9% revealed an altered morphology. One nerve was transected by a metallic foreign body. Upon closer inspection of orbital vessels, we detected 9.9% prominent ophthalmic veins and 5.9% posttraumatic dCCF out of 101 CT scans. The results of the clinical eye examinations showed that 19.2% of the collective of 250 patients presented with an increased IOP. 4.8% of 250 patients had a reduced or lost vision and 10% of patients had suffered from a limited ocular movement after trauma to the midface.
In conclusion, approximately 9.5% from 1,061 polytrauma patients presented with associated orbital injuries. Ocular injuries are not often given immediate concern as patients with life-threatening conditions need to be stabilized first. Undetected serious eye injuries might lead to a reduced or lost vision, which could result in severe limitations of quality of life. The results of our study speak in favor for early ophthalmological consultations and radiological imaging. Diagnostic and treatment of possible orbital injuries should be remembered in a polytrauma patient.
Im Zeitraum von September 1997 bis Dezember 2008 wurden 3809 Patienten erfasst, die im Rahmen des klinikinternen Polytrauma-Algorithmus eine CT-Untersuchung erhielten. Bei 95 Patienten wurde der Verdacht auf eine Darm- und Mesenterialverletzung geäußert, diese Patienten wurden in die Studie eingeschlossen. Im klinischen Verlauf wurden 55 Patienten operiert, 40 Patienten wurden nicht operiert. Die initialen CT-Untersuchungen wurden retrospektiv unter dem Aspekt der in der Literatur genannten Zeichen einer DMV ausgewertet und die Treffgenauigkeit der CT-Zeichen in Bezug auf die Unterscheidung von operationspflichtigen und konservativ therapierbaren Verletzungen bestimmt. Freie Flüssigkeit ist dabei das einzige CT-Zeichen mit einer hohen Sensitivität (96%). Spezifische CT-Zeichen für eine operationspflichtige DMV sind extraluminale Luft (98%), mesenterialer Kontrastmittelaustritt (90%),pathologisches Darmwand-Enhancement (100%) und der Abbruch von Mesenterialgefäßen (97%). Diese Zeichen sind jedoch insgesamt selten nachweisbar. Es konnte kein CT-Zeichen identifiziert werden, das zugleich sensitiv und spezifisch ist. Es konnte keine Befundkombination identifiziert werden, die eine höhere Sensitivität oder Spezifität als die einzelnen CT-Zeichen aufweist. Patienten mit operationspflichtiger DMV haben signifikant mehr positive CT-Zeichen als die konservativ therapierten Patienten der Vergleichsgruppe. Der Verdacht auf eine operationspflichtige Darm- und Mesenterialverletzung kann geäußert werden, wenn in der initialen CT-Untersuchung eines der spezifischen CT-Zeichen oder mehr als 3 positive CT-Zeichen nachweisbar sind.