Evaluation of the iTClamp 50 in a human cadaver model of severe compressible bleeding

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 791-797

  Mottet, Kelly ^a   Filips, Dennis ^a   Logsetty, Sarvesh ^b   Atkinson, Ian ^a  

^a Innovative Trauma Care Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cadaver; Compressible bleeding; Hemorrhage control; iTClamp; Junctional bleeding

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERY; COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY; COMPRESSIBLE BLEEDING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTAL FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND CLOSURE DEVICE;

CADAVER; EXSANGUINATION; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84896720947     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000043     Document Type: Article

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