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Complete and Partial Aortic Occlusion for the Treatment of Hemorrhagic Shock in Swine
Published on: August 24, 2018
[Treatment of uncontrollable, life-threatening hemorrhage]
Jakob Stensballe1, Stefan Lethagen, Pär Ingemar Johansson
1Anaestesi- og operationsklinikken 4231/TraumeCentret, H:S Rigshospitalet, DK-2100 København Ø. jakob.stensballe@rh.hosp.dk
Abstract:
A severely injured patient was treated for uncontrollable, life-threatening haemorrhage according to a new standardised algorithm at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital. Despite aggressive surgical treatment, the diffuse bleeding continued and treatment with an ''emergency transfusion package'' (5 units of red blood cells plus 5 units of fresh-frozen plasma plus 2 units of platelets) with a subsequent infusion of fibrinogen plus a single dose of 100 microg/kg recombinant factor VIIa was initiated. Haemostasis was achieved, and the patient recovered with a good clinical outcome.
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