ALLMedicine™ Hemorrhagic Shock Center

Aug 4th, 2022 - Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) has emerged over the past decade as a technique to control life-threatening hemorrhage and treat hemorrhagic shock, being increasingly used to treat noncompressible traumatic torso ...

Aug 3rd, 2022 - Background Balloon tamponade of bleeding esophageal varices was described as early as the 1930s. A double-balloon tamponade system was developed by Sengstaken and Blakemore in 1950 and has undergone relatively few changes up to the current day. [1...

Aug 3rd, 2022 - Background Balloon tamponade of bleeding esophageal varices was described as early as the 1930s. A double-balloon tamponade system was developed by Sengstaken and Blakemore in 1950 and has undergone relatively few changes up to the current day. [1...

Aug 3rd, 2022 - Background Balloon tamponade of bleeding esophageal varices was described as early as the 1930s. A double-balloon tamponade system was developed by Sengstaken and Blakemore in 1950 and has undergone relatively few changes up to the current day.[1,...

Jul 30th, 2022 - Ectopic varices are the collateral circulation of portal vein located anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract other than the esophageal and gastric regions. Rupture of these varices often results in life-threatening hemorrhage. Management guideline...

Jan 10th, 2019 - Colonic diverticular disease has been increasing in prevalence in Japan due to the rapidly aging population. Colonic diverticular bleeding can result in hemorrhagic shock requiring blood transfusion, and it carries a high risk of recurrence within...

Nov 9th, 2012 - The use of prophylactic antibiotics in penetrating abdominal trauma has resulted in decreased infection rates. The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) first published its practice management guidelines (PMGs) for the use of prophy...

Jun 30th, 2022 - The acute management of the severely injured patient with hemorrhage following trauma center arrival has evolved over the last decade. Current treatment priorities include prevention of coagulopathy through minimization of crystalloid and early bl...

Apr 27th, 2022 - Open label, multi-center, pre-hospital randomized trial utilizing 10 level-1 trauma centers designed to determine the efficacy and safety of low titer whole blood resuscitation as compared to standard of care resuscitation in patients at risk of h...

Apr 18th, 2022 - Prospective randomized trials have shown that 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4FPCCs) result in more rapid correction of coagulopathy and greater likelihood of achieving hemostasis in patients receiving vitamin K antagonists who require ...

Apr 12th, 2022 - Platelet transfusion is commonly provided to patients with moderate or severe TBI who are on antiplatelet medications. Evidence suggests that patients on antiplatelet medications may have worse outcomes following TBI. Current literature has not de...

Apr 6th, 2022 - Introduction Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is a term that comprises abnormal placental invasion disorders of the uterine wall. According to the depth of invasion, it ranges from placental invasion in contact with myometrium (placenta accreta), i...

Oct 8th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock, the use of prehospital thawed-plasma transfusion during air medical transport is cost-effective and associated with better survival than standard resuscitation, according to...

Oct 16th, 2020 - Prehospital plasma, administered soon after injury, appears to improve survival for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), results of a new analysis suggest. Administration of prehospital plasma demonstrated a strong survival benefit and was ...

The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. Use of these devices may cause serious injuries or death. Recalled Product ECHELON FLEX™ ENDOPATH® Staplers: ECHELON Flex 60 Endopath Stapler, Articulating Endoscopi...

Dec 20th, 2019 - For patients with severe injuries, plasma transfusion during transport to a hospital is associated with greater survival at 28 days if the transport takes more than 20 minutes, according to a comparison of two recent studies. The comparison was pu...

Dec 20th, 2019 - For patients with severe injuries, plasma transfusion during transport to a hospital is associated with greater survival at 28 days if the transport takes more than 20 minutes, according to a comparison of two recent studies. The comparison was pu...