Clinical Outcomes and Safety of Transcatheter Arterial Embolization in Patients with Traumatic or Spontaneous Psoas and Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage.

Background

We aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) in the management of spontaneous or traumatic psoas and/or retroperitoneal hemorrhage.

Methods

This single-center retrospective study enrolled 36 patients who underwent TAE for the treatment of psoas and/or retroperitoneal hemorrhage between May 2016 and February 2024.

Results

The patients' mean age was 61.3 years. The spontaneous group (SG, 47.1%) showed higher rates of anticoagulation therapy use compared with the trauma group (TG, 15.8%) (p = 0.042). The TG (94.7%) demonstrated higher survival rates compared with the SG (64.7%; p = 0.023). Clinical failure was significantly associated with the liver cirrhosis (p = 0.001), prothrombin time (p = 0.004), and international normalized ratio (p = 0.007) in SG and pRBC transfusion (p = 0.008) in TG. Liver cirrhosis (OR (95% CI): 55.055 (2.439-1242.650), p = 0.012) was the only identified independent risk factor for primary clinical failure in the multivariate logistic regression analysis.

Conclusions

TAE was a safe and effective treatment for psoas and/or retroperitoneal hemorrhage, regardless of the cause of bleeding. However, liver cirrhosis or the need for massive transfusion due to hemorrhage increased the risk of clinical failure and mortality, necessitating aggressive monitoring and treatment.