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Abnormalities of laboratory coagulation tests versus clinically evident coagulopathic bleeding: results from the prehospital resuscitation on helicopters study (PROHS).
Surgery - 1 Apr 2018
Chang Ronald, Fox Erin E, Greene Thomas J, Swartz Michael D, DeSantis Stacia M, Stein Deborah M, Bulger Eileen M, Melton Sherry M, Goodman Michael D, Schreiber Martin A, Zielinski Martin D, O'Keeffe Terence, Inaba Kenji, Tomasek Jeffrey S, Podbielski Jeanette M, Appana Savitri, Yi Misung, Johansson Pär I, Henriksen Hanne H, Stensballe Jakob, Steinmetz Jacob, Wade Charles E, Holcomb John B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Laboratory-based evidence of coagulopathy (LC) is observed in 25-35% of trauma patients, but clinically-evident coagulopathy (CC) is not well described. METHODS: Prospective observational study of adult trauma patients transported by helicopter from the scene to nine Level 1 trauma centers in 2015. Patients meeting predefined highest-risk criteria were divided into CC+ (predefined as surgeon-confirmed...
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