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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · May 2015
ReviewThe role of REBOA in the control of exsanguinating torso hemorrhage.
- Walter L Biffl, Charles J Fox, and Ernest E Moore.
- From the Department of Surgery (W.L.B., C.J.F., E.E.M.), Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado.
- J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 May 1;78(5):1054-8.
AbstractThe management of patients with exsanguinating torso hemorrhage is challenging. Emergency surgery, with the occasional use of resuscitative thoracotomy for patient in extremis, is the current standard. Recent reports of REBOA (resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta) have led to discussions about changing paradigms in the management of patients in both civilian and military are nas. We submit that broad and liberal application of this technique is premature given the current data and in light of historical experience. We propose an algorithm for the management of patients with exsanguinating torso hemorrhage, as well as a set of research questions that we feel can help clarify the role of REBOA in modern trauma care in a variety of trauma settings.
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