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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-05-01
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Series: | Trials |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06346-1 |