The use of Celox™ gauze as an adjunct to pelvic packing in otherwise uncontrollable pelvic haemorrhage secondary to penetrating trauma

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 331-333

  Arul, G S ^a   Bowley, D M ^a   DiRusso, S ^a  

^a Camp Bastion ^*  (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; CHITOSAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PELVIC GIRDLE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; SOLDIER; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; BANDAGES; BIOPOLYMERS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PELVIC BONES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84888880492     PISSN: 00358665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-158-04-12     Document Type: Article

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