Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5713344 | Trauma Case Reports | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Recently, REBOA has emerged as an adjunct in the hypotensive trauma patient with noncompressible torso hemorrhage. As first described, this procedure makes use of commonly available vascular surgery and endovascular products requiring large introducer sheaths (12-14 French) and long guidewires. Concerns regarding this technique center around the safety and feasibility of using such equipment in the emergency setting outside an angiography suite. This has likely limited widespread adoption of this technique. To address these concerns, newer products designed to be placed through a smaller sheath (7 French) and without the use of guidewires have been developed. Here we report on our first clinical use of such a device that we believe represents a significant advance in the care of the trauma patient.
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Authors
James N. Bogert, Karole M. Davis, Tammy R. Kopelman, Sydney J. Vail, Paola G. Pieri, Marc R. Matthews,