Extra-peritoneal pressure packing without external pelvic fixation: A life-saving stand-alone surgical treatment

Extra-peritoneal pressure packing without external pelvic fixation: A life-saving stand-alone surgical treatment

Purpose: Traditional maneuvers aim to decrease retroperitoneal bleeding in hemodynamically unstable multi-trauma patients with unstable pelvic fractures, are reportedly successful in approximately only 50%. The life-saving effect of extra-peritoneal pressure packing (EPPP) is based on direct compres...

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Main Authors: Guy Ron, Dan Epstein, Peleg Ben-Galim, Yoram Klein, Alexander Kaban, Shaul Sagiv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Subjects:
Extra-peritoneal packing
hemodynamic instability
multi-trauma
pelvic fractures
salvage procedure
Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2015;volume=8;issue=4;spage=181;epage=187;aulast=Ron

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