Rotational thromboelastometry significantly optimizes transfusion practices for damage control resuscitation in combat casualties

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 373-380

  Prat, Nicolas J ^a,b   Meyer, Andrew D ^a,c   Ingalls, Nichole K ^d   Trichereau, Julie ^b   Dubose, Joseph J ^e,f   Cap, Andrew P ^a  

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

^b French Armed Forces Institute of Biomedical Research (IRBA)   (France)

^c University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^d Northwest Surgical Specialists LLP   (United States)

^e DAVID GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Combat; damage control resuscitation; thromboelastometry; transfusion

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; BATTLE INJURY; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYOPRECIPITATE; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOFIBRINOGENEMIA; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATIONAL THROMBOELASTOMETRY; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; HEMORRHAGE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; REGISTRIES; RESUSCITATION; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 85020249442     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001568     Document Type: Conference Paper

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