Open AccessUtility of Angioembolization in Patients with Abdominal and Pelvic Traumatic Bleeding: Descriptive Observational Analysis from a Level 1 Trauma Center
Author(s) -
Hassan AlThani,
Husham Abdelrahman,
Ali Barah,
Mohammad Asim,
Ayman ElMenyar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
therapeutics and clinical risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1178-203X
pISSN - 1176-6336
DOI - 10.2147/tcrm.s303518
Subject(s) - medicine , trauma center , blood transfusion , surgery , injury severity score , retrospective cohort study , abdominal trauma , penetrating trauma , complication , single center , blunt , poison control , injury prevention , emergency medicine
Massive bleeding is a major preventable cause of early death in trauma. It often requires surgical and/or endovascular intervention. We aimed to describe the utilization of angioembolization in patients with abdominal and pelvic traumatic bleeding at a level 1 trauma center.