The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · Feb 2015
Multicenter StudyUnderstanding traumatic shock: out-of-hospital hypotension with and without other physiologic compromise.
Among trauma patients with out-of-hospital hypotension, we evaluated the predictive value of systolic blood pressure (SBP) with and without other physiologic compromise for identifying trauma patients requiring early critical resources. ⋯ Prognostic study, level II.
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · Feb 2015
Multicenter StudyThe American Association for the Surgery of Trauma PROspective Observational Vascular Injury Treatment (PROOVIT) registry: multicenter data on modern vascular injury diagnosis, management, and outcomes.
There is a need for a prospective registry designed to capture trauma-specific, in-hospital, and long-term outcomes related to vascular injury. ⋯ Epidemiologic study, level V.