Effects of early use of external pelvic compression on transfusion requirements and mortality in pelvic fractures

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 720-723

  Ghaemmaghami, Vafa ^a   Sperry, Jason ^a   Gunst, Mark ^a   Friese, Randall ^a   Starr, Adam ^a   Frankel, Heidi ^a   Gentilello, Larry M ^a   Shafi, Shahid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

External pelvic compression; Pelvic binders; Pelvic fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FRACTURES, BONE; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC BONES; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRESSURE; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 36049023070     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.040     Document Type: Article

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