by Richard Hoang | Mar 7, 2019 | Critical Care, Featured, Pre-Hospital, Resuscitation, Trauma
Hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield. Damage Control Resuscitation (DCR) works synergistically with Damage Control Surgery (DCS) and prioritizes non-surgical interventions that reduce morbidity and mortality due to trauma and...
by Hans Rosenberg | Feb 25, 2019 | Full Article, Journal Club, Pre-Hospital, Trauma
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5 /5 Sperry JL, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jul 26;379(4):315-326. Question and Methods: Determine the efficacy of prehospital plasma compared with standard-care resuscitation in injured patients at risk...
by Hans Rosenberg | Oct 22, 2018 | Journal Club, Resuscitation, Trauma
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Moore HB, et al. Lancet. 2018 Jul 28;392(10144):283-291. Editorial: No gains with plasma-first resuscitation in urban settings? Question and Methods: Use of prehospital plasma in patients with...
by emottawa | Oct 12, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Holcomb JB, Tilley BC, Baraniuk S, et al. JAMA. 2015 Feb 3;313(5):471-82. Full Article This prospective multicenter randomized control trial found that there was no statistically...