ALLMedicine™ Hemorrhagic Shock Center

May 13th, 2022 - Partial resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) has shown promise as a method to extend REBOA, but there lacks a standard definition of the technique. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between...

May 13th, 2022 - Non-compressible truncal hemorrhage (NCTH) remains a leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield. Definitively managing severe NCTH requires surgery within the first hour after injury, which is difficult when evacuating casualties from r...

May 13th, 2022 - Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have resulted in a unique polytrauma injury pattern termed Dismounted Complex Blast Injury (DCBI), which is frequent in the modern military theater. DCBI is characterized by extremity amputations, junctional vas...

May 12th, 2022 - SummaryResuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is a well-described intervention for noncompressible torso hemorrhage. Several Canadian centres have included REBOA in their hemorrhagic shock protocols. However, REBOA has k...

May 11th, 2022 - Primitive myxoid mesenchymal tumor of infancy (PMMTI) is a rare soft tissue sarcoma in childhood. We present the case of a newborn male who experienced a severe hemorrhage in utero from the tumor on the scalp. He died at the age of 24 hours owing ...

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...

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...

Feb 11th, 2022 - Background The LITES Network is an operational trauma center consortium which has the expertise, track record and confirmed capabilities to conduct prospective, multicenter, injury care and outcomes research of relevance to the Department of Defen...

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...