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Resuscitative Thoracotomy in the Civilian and Military Environments

Resuscitative Thoracotomy in the Civilian and Military Environments

by Richard Hoang | Aug 8, 2019 | cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Procedural care, Trauma

Emergency Resuscitative Thoracotomy (ERT) is a potentially lifesaving intervention. It is a true salvage procedure, without which survival is essentially zero, even in indicated scenarios. After reading this post, you’ll be slightly more comfortable should you...
Damage Control Resuscitation (DCR) – A Summary of the Joint Trauma System Clinical Practice Guideline

Damage Control Resuscitation (DCR) – A Summary of the Joint Trauma System Clinical Practice Guideline

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...
Opening the Book: Pelvic Trauma in the ED

Opening the Book: Pelvic Trauma in the ED

by Julie Kim, Richard Hoang | Jan 4, 2018 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Trauma

Unstable pelvic fractures have high mortality rates, particularly with patients who are hemodynamically unstable, due to difficulty in achieving hemostasis and other associated injuries. At present, there is no standard guideline that has been published and...
REBOA: Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta

REBOA: Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta

by emottawa | Feb 23, 2017 | Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

  The use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) has become a topic of considerable interest as of late, primarily to treat non-compressible truncal hemorrhage (NCTH). However, it is beginning to expand into other causes...
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