Civilian Prehospital Tourniquet Use Is Associated with Improved Survival in Patients with Peripheral Vascular Injury

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 226, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 769-776.e1

  Teixeira, Pedro G R ^a   Brown, Carlos V R ^a   Emigh, Brent ^a   Long, Michael ^b   Foreman, Michael ^e   Eastridge, Brian ^g   Gale, Stephen ^h   Truitt, Michael S ^c   Dissanaike, Sharmila ⁱ   Duane, Therese ^j   Holcomb, John ^d   Eastman, Alex ^f   Regner, Justin ^k   Vu, Megan ^l   Todd, Samual Rob ^l   Rainey, Evan E ^l   Allen, Ladona ^l   Agrawal, Vaidehi ^l   Walker, Kendra ^l   Gandhi, Raj ^l   Podbielski, Jeanette M ^l   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^e BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^h EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ Department of Internal Medicine   (United States)

^j JPS Health Network   (United States)

^k SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^l NONE

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION; ARM INJURY; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; LEG INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; TEXAS; TOURNIQUET;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; ARM INJURIES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS; TOURNIQUETS; TRAUMA CENTERS; VASCULAR SYSTEM INJURIES;

EID: 85043762558     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.01.047     Document Type: Article

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