The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) for trauma patients with uncontrolled torso haemorrhage: study protocol for a randomised clinical trial (the UK-REBOA trial)

Abstract Background Haemorrhage is the most common cause of preventable death after injury. REBOA is a novel technique whereby a percutaneously inserted balloon is deployed in the aorta, providing a relatively quick means of temporarily controlling haemorrhage and augmenting cerebral and coronary pe...

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Published in:	Trials
Main Authors:	Jan O. Jansen, Claire Cochran, Dwayne Boyers, Katie Gillies, Robbie Lendrum, Sam Sadek, Fiona Lecky, Graeme MacLennan, Marion K. Campbell, the UK-REBOA Trial grantholders
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-05-01
Subjects:	Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta REBOA Trauma Injury Resuscitation
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06346-1