Impact of improved combat casualty care on combat wounded undergoing exploratory laparotomy and massive transfusion

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Simmons, John W ^a   White, Christopher E ^a   Eastridge, Brian J ^a   Holcomb, John B ^b   Perkins, Jeremy G ^c   MacE, James E ^d   Blackbourne, Lorne H ^a  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage control resuscitation; Hemorrhage; Massive transfusion; Trauma

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLOID; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRAQ; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; LAPAROTOMY; MILITARY MEDICINE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79960417533     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182218ddb     Document Type: Article

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