Traumatic cardiac arrest is known to have a poor outcome, and some authors have stated
that attempted resuscitation from traumatic cardiac arrest is futile. However, advances in …

Aim To summarize the prognostic associations of pre-and intra-arrest factors with return of
spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and survival (in-hospital or 30 days) after traumatic out-of …

Worldwide, approximately 300 million people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds have
asthma. 296 T he worldwide prevalence of asthma symptoms ranges from 1 to 18% of the …

Background: The aim of this study was to diagnose hyperfibrinolysis (HF) and its pattern
using thrombelastometry and to correlate the diagnosis with mortality. Furthermore, routine …

Background: Blood transfusion is known to be an independent risk factor for mortality,
multiple organ failure (MOF), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and nosocomial …

Background Despite continuous innovation in trauma care, fatal trauma remains a significant
medical and socioeconomic problem. Traumatic cardiac arrest (tCA) is still considered a …

BACKGROUND: Major trauma is the leading worldwide cause of death in young adults. The
mortality from traumatic cardiac arrest remains high but survival with good neurological …

Background Historically, reported survival from traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) was extremely
low. More recent publications have recorded survival to discharge of up to 8%. This …

Background Historically, resuscitation in traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) has been deemed
futile. However, recent literature reports improved but varying survival. Current European …

To provide guidance to clinicians and avalanche professionals about best practices, the
Wilderness Medical Society convened an expert panel to develop evidence-based …