Uncontrolled haemorrhage is a major preventable cause of death in patients with traumatic
injury. Trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC) describes abnormal coagulation processes that …

Bomb or explosion-blast injuries are likely to be increasingly encountered as terrorist activity
increases and pre-hospital medical care improves. We therefore reviewed the epidemiology …

Importance Pulmonary clots are seen frequently on chest computed tomography performed
after trauma, but recent studies suggest that pulmonary thrombosis (PT) and pulmonary …

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is characterized by fibrotic
obstruction of the proximal pulmonary arteries, and it is believed to result from incomplete …

According to a widespread theory, thrombotic masses are not formed in the pulmonary artery
(PA) but result from migration of blood clots from the venous system. This concept has …

Dismounted Complex Blast Injuries: A Comprehensive Review of... : Journal of the American
College of Surgeons Dismounted Complex Blast Injuries: A Comprehensive Review of the …

Objective: To determine utilization and accuracy of focused assessment with sonography for
trauma (FAST) and computed tomography (CT) in a mature military trauma system to inform …

Abstract Purpose of Review Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is
an uncommon complication of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), in which the red, platelet …

Introduction Clinical decision support tools capable of predicting which patients are at
highest risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) can assist in guiding surveillance and …

Many, if not most, of the recent improvements in trauma care in civilian practice have
developed from military experience. The British Defence Medical Services have been …