Exsanguination and death are rapid consequences of untreated hemorrhage. At its simplest,
successful treatment requires expedient localization and arrest of bleeding concurrent to …

I read with interest the article “Hips Can Lie: Impact of Excluding Isolated Hip Fractures on
External Benchmarking of Trauma Center Performance.” 1 It is clear from their work that …

BACKGROUND The use of catheter-based skills is increasing in the field of vascular trauma.
Virtual reality simulation (VRS) is a well-established means of endovascular skills training …

BACKGROUND The management of hemorrhage shock requires support of central aortic
pressure including perfusion to the brain and heart as well as measures to control bleeding …

In February of 2017, more than 350 medical professionals, representing diverse disciplines
in surgery, trauma, anesthesia, cardiology, obstetrics, radiology, and emergency medicine …

It's been 30 years since an endovascular technique to control traumatic hemorrhage was
first described. Despite major technical advances in both diagnostic and therapeutic …

The management of hemodynamically unstable trauma patients has dramatically changed
in the last decades. The concept of damage control, permissive hypotension, and usage of …

Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. The renewed interest in catheter-based hemorrhage
control for trauma leads to many more questions than answers. The data for the use of …

Since the development of angiography and transcatheter techniques, interventional
radiology has played an important role in the management of trauma patients. The ability to …

Traumatic injury is the leading cause of potentially preventable lost years of life in the
Western world and exsanguination is the most potentially preventable cause of post …