ROC trials update on prehospital hypertonic saline resuscitation in the aftermath of the US-Canadian trials

The objectives of this review are to assess the current state of hypertonic saline as a prehospital resuscitation fluid in hypotensive trauma patients, particularly after the 3 major Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium trauma trials in the US and Canada were halted due to futility. Hemorrhage and trau...

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Main Authors: Michael A. Dubick, Pang Shek, Charles E. Wade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-06-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
HSD
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013000600883