Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · May 2016
ReviewManagement of bleeding and coagulopathy following major trauma.
Bleeding is the most common preventable cause of death in trauma patients. Acute traumatic coagulopathy is a specific condition with a different pathophysiology from other causes of the massive bleeding. ⋯ There have been many changes in the management of massive hemorrhage, for example, the administration of the tranexamic acid and the use of balanced transfusion ratio. This review presents these practical points, some of them with scientific evidence, in order to achieve a beneficial effect for patient outcomes.