Prioritizing Circulation to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Exsanguinating Injury: A Literature Review and Techniques to Help Clinicians Achieve Bleeding Control

J Am Coll Surg. 2024 Jan 1;238(1):129-136. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000889. Epub 2023 Nov 28.

Abstract

Prioritizing circulation in trauma care and delaying intubation in noncompressible cases improve outcomes. By prioritizing circulation, patient survival significantly improves, advocating evidence-based shifts in trauma care.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Hemorrhage* / etiology
  • Hemorrhage* / therapy
  • Humans