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Hematoma

MedGen UID:
5484
•Concept ID:
C0018944
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Pathologic Function
Synonym: Hematomas
SNOMED CT: Hematoma (385494008); Hematoma (35566002)

Definition

A localized collection of blood, usually clotted, in an organ, space, or tissue, due to a break in the wall of a blood vessel. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Isselbacher EM, Preventza O, Hamilton Black J 3rd, Augoustides JG, Beck AW, Bolen MA, Braverman AC, Bray BE, Brown-Zimmerman MM, Chen EP, Collins TJ, DeAnda A Jr, Fanola CL, Girardi LN, Hicks CW, Hui DS, Schuyler Jones W, Kalahasti V, Kim KM, Milewicz DM, Oderich GS, Ogbechie L, Promes SB, Gyang Ross E, Schermerhorn ML, Singleton Times S, Tseng EE, Wang GJ, Woo YJ; Peer Review Committee Members
Circulation 2022 Dec 13;146(24):e334-e482. Epub 2022 Nov 2 doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001106. PMID: 36322642Free PMC Article
Retroperitoneal hematoma: diagnosis and treatment.
Janák D, Rohn V
Rozhl Chir 2022 Winter;100(12):569-575. doi: 10.33699/PIS.2021.100.12.569-575. PMID: 35042341
Intracerebral hemorrhage: an update on diagnosis and treatment.
Hostettler IC, Seiffge DJ, Werring DJ
Expert Rev Neurother 2019 Jul;19(7):679-694. Epub 2019 Jun 12 doi: 10.1080/14737175.2019.1623671. PMID: 31188036

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Postoperative Epidural Hematoma.
Djurasovic M, Campion C, Dimar JR 2nd, Glassman SD, Gum JL
Orthop Clin North Am 2022 Jan;53(1):113-121. Epub 2021 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2021.08.006. PMID: 34799017
Recent advances in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
Garg R, Biller J
F1000Res 2019;8 Epub 2019 Mar 18 doi: 10.12688/f1000research.16357.1. PMID: 30906532Free PMC Article
Chronic Subdural Hematoma: Epidemiology and Natural History.
Yang W, Huang J
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2017 Apr;28(2):205-210. Epub 2017 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2016.11.002. PMID: 28325454
Spinal epidural hematoma.
Al-Mutair A, Bednar DA
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2010 Aug;18(8):494-502. doi: 10.5435/00124635-201008000-00006. PMID: 20675642
Surgical management of acute subdural hematomas.
Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Ghajar J, Gordon D, Hartl R, Newell DW, Servadei F, Walters BC, Wilberger JE; Surgical Management of Traumatic Brain Injury Author Group
Neurosurgery 2006 Mar;58(3 Suppl):S16-24; discussion Si-iv. PMID: 16710968

Diagnosis

Soft palate hematoma.
Baalann KP, Gurunathan N
Pan Afr Med J 2022;41:144. Epub 2022 Feb 17 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.144.32021. PMID: 35519169Free PMC Article
Retroperitoneal hematoma: diagnosis and treatment.
Janák D, Rohn V
Rozhl Chir 2022 Winter;100(12):569-575. doi: 10.33699/PIS.2021.100.12.569-575. PMID: 35042341
Postoperative Epidural Hematoma.
Djurasovic M, Campion C, Dimar JR 2nd, Glassman SD, Gum JL
Orthop Clin North Am 2022 Jan;53(1):113-121. Epub 2021 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2021.08.006. PMID: 34799017
Diagnosis and Management of HELLP Syndrome Complicated by Liver Hematoma.
Ditisheim A, Sibai BM
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2017 Mar;60(1):190-197. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000253. PMID: 28005587
Spinal epidural hematoma.
Al-Mutair A, Bednar DA
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2010 Aug;18(8):494-502. doi: 10.5435/00124635-201008000-00006. PMID: 20675642

Therapy

Treatment of Inguinal Hernia: Systematic Review and Updated Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Aiolfi A, Cavalli M, Ferraro SD, Manfredini L, Bonitta G, Bruni PG, Bona D, Campanelli G
Ann Surg 2021 Dec 1;274(6):954-961. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004735. PMID: 33427757
Trial of Dexamethasone for Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
Hutchinson PJ, Edlmann E, Bulters D, Zolnourian A, Holton P, Suttner N, Agyemang K, Thomson S, Anderson IA, Al-Tamimi YZ, Henderson D, Whitfield PC, Gherle M, Brennan PM, Allison A, Thelin EP, Tarantino S, Pantaleo B, Caldwell K, Davis-Wilkie C, Mee H, Warburton EA, Barton G, Chari A, Marcus HJ, King AT, Belli A, Myint PK, Wilkinson I, Santarius T, Turner C, Bond S, Kolias AG; British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative; Dex-CSDH Trial Collaborators
N Engl J Med 2020 Dec 31;383(27):2616-2627. Epub 2020 Dec 16 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2020473. PMID: 33326713
Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain.
Mu J, Furlan AD, Lam WY, Hsu MY, Ning Z, Lao L
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Dec 11;12(12):CD013814. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013814. PMID: 33306198Free PMC Article
Outcomes of Intensive Systolic Blood Pressure Reduction in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Excessively High Initial Systolic Blood Pressure: Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Qureshi AI, Huang W, Lobanova I, Barsan WG, Hanley DF, Hsu CY, Lin CL, Silbergleit R, Steiner T, Suarez JI, Toyoda K, Yamamoto H; for ATACH-II trial investigators
JAMA Neurol 2020 Nov 1;77(11):1355-1365. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.3075. PMID: 32897310Free PMC Article
Acute Aortic Dissection and Intramural Hematoma: A Systematic Review.
Mussa FF, Horton JD, Moridzadeh R, Nicholson J, Trimarchi S, Eagle KA
JAMA 2016 Aug 16;316(7):754-63. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.10026. PMID: 27533160

Prognosis

Effect of antiplatelet therapy on the incidence, prognosis, and rebleeding of intracerebral hemorrhage.
Li Y, Liu X, Chen S, Wang J, Pan C, Li G, Tang Z
CNS Neurosci Ther 2023 Jun;29(6):1484-1496. Epub 2023 Mar 21 doi: 10.1111/cns.14175. PMID: 36942509Free PMC Article
Postoperative Epidural Hematoma.
Djurasovic M, Campion C, Dimar JR 2nd, Glassman SD, Gum JL
Orthop Clin North Am 2022 Jan;53(1):113-121. Epub 2021 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2021.08.006. PMID: 34799017
Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
Alerhand S, Lay C
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2017 Nov;35(4):825-845. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2017.07.002. PMID: 28987431
Membranectomy in Chronic Subdural Hematoma: Meta-Analysis.
Sahyouni R, Mahboubi H, Tran P, Roufail JS, Chen JW
World Neurosurg 2017 Aug;104:418-429. Epub 2017 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.05.030. PMID: 28512051Free PMC Article
Surgical management of traumatic acute subdural hematoma in adults: a review.
Karibe H, Hayashi T, Hirano T, Kameyama M, Nakagawa A, Tominaga T
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2014;54(11):887-94. Epub 2014 Oct 31 doi: 10.2176/nmc.cr.2014-0204. PMID: 25367584Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Diagnosing Aortic Intramural Hematoma: Current Perspectives.
Ferrera C, Vilacosta I, Cabeza B, Cobiella J, Martínez I, Saiz-Pardo Sanz M, Bustos A, Serrano FJ, Maroto L
Vasc Health Risk Manag 2020;16:203-213. Epub 2020 Jun 8 doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S193967. PMID: 32606717Free PMC Article
Achenbach syndrome (paroxysmal finger hematoma).
Godoy A, Tabares AH
Vasc Med 2019 Aug;24(4):361-366. Epub 2019 Jun 4 doi: 10.1177/1358863X19849627. PMID: 31159682
Imaging-based outcome prediction in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.
Sporns PB, Kemmling A, Minnerup J, Hanning U, Heindel W
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2018 Aug;160(8):1663-1670. Epub 2018 Jun 26 doi: 10.1007/s00701-018-3605-x. PMID: 29943191
Diagnostic Imaging in pediatric thoracic trauma.
Piccolo CL, Ianniello S, Trinci M, Galluzzo M, Tonerini M, Zeccolini M, Guglielmi G, Miele V
Radiol Med 2017 Nov;122(11):850-865. Epub 2017 Jul 4 doi: 10.1007/s11547-017-0783-1. PMID: 28674910
Subdural Hematoma Mimickers: A Systematic Review.
Catana D, Koziarz A, Cenic A, Nath S, Singh S, Almenawer SA, Kachur E
World Neurosurg 2016 Sep;93:73-80. Epub 2016 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.05.084. PMID: 27268313

Recent systematic reviews

Middle meningeal artery embolization for chronic subdural hematoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ironside N, Nguyen C, Do Q, Ugiliweneza B, Chen CJ, Sieg EP, James RF, Ding D
J Neurointerv Surg 2021 Oct;13(10):951-957. Epub 2021 Jun 30 doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2021-017352. PMID: 34193592
Treatment of Inguinal Hernia: Systematic Review and Updated Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Aiolfi A, Cavalli M, Ferraro SD, Manfredini L, Bonitta G, Bruni PG, Bona D, Campanelli G
Ann Surg 2021 Dec 1;274(6):954-961. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004735. PMID: 33427757
Craniotomy Versus Decompressive Craniectomy for Acute Subdural Hematoma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Phan K, Moore JM, Griessenauer C, Dmytriw AA, Scherman DB, Sheik-Ali S, Adeeb N, Ogilvy CS, Thomas A, Rosenfeld JV
World Neurosurg 2017 May;101:677-685.e2. Epub 2017 Mar 16 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.03.024. PMID: 28315797
Acute Aortic Dissection and Intramural Hematoma: A Systematic Review.
Mussa FF, Horton JD, Moridzadeh R, Nicholson J, Trimarchi S, Eagle KA
JAMA 2016 Aug 16;316(7):754-63. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.10026. PMID: 27533160
Recommendation for a definition of acute symptomatic seizure.
Beghi E, Carpio A, Forsgren L, Hesdorffer DC, Malmgren K, Sander JW, Tomson T, Hauser WA
Epilepsia 2010 Apr;51(4):671-5. Epub 2009 Sep 3 doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02285.x. PMID: 19732133

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