Damage control of caval injuries in a porcine model using a retrievable Rescue stent

Noncompressible traumatic hemorrhage from injuries of the cava continues to have a high mortality, largely due to the inability to mitigate hemorrhage before arrival to the operating room. Current preoperative open and endovascular options for damage control present logistical challenges. A retrievable stent would offer a means to deliver hemorrhage control with continued venous return to the heart and yet without the limitations of current permanent stent designs. This study demonstrates a retrievable stent design for damage control of hemorrhage after caval injury in a porcine model.