Preperitoneal pelvic packing/external fixation with secondary angioembolization: Optimal care for life-threatening hemorrhage from unstable pelvic fractures

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 628-635

  Burlew, Clay Cothren ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^a   Smith, Wade R ^b   Johnson, Jeffrey L ^a   Biffl, Walter L ^a   Barnett, Carlton C ^a   Stahel, Philip F ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ADULT; ANGIOEMBOLIZATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PELVIS FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREPERITONEAL PELVIC PACKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COHORT STUDIES; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC BONES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79953778609     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.12.020     Document Type: Article

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