Acute Traumatic Coagulopathy occurs immediately after massive trauma when shock,
hypoperfusion, and vascular damage are present. Mechanisms for this acute coagulopathy …

This consensus statement was commissioned in 2012 by the Board of Directors of the
Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology to improve maternal resuscitation by …

The goal of “smart checklists” is not to threaten provider autonomy but to mentally offload the
many repetitive tasks in health care that must be completed in a largely predictable …

Objectives Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) is the standard for definitive airway
management in emergency medicine. In a video-based study of RSI in a paediatric …

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increased clinical reports. 15, 16 Specific catheters for use in the United States are approved …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects people in all demographics, since it is associated with a
variety of chronic degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. In …

INTRODUCTION—Trauma is regularly encountered in the emergency department. While
injuries can range from isolated extremity wounds to complex injuries involving multiple …

An improved understanding of the pathophysiology of combat trauma has evolved over the
past decade and has helped guide the anesthetic care of the trauma patient requiring …

This is a recommended evaluation and management algorithm from the Western Trauma
Association (WTA) Algorithms Committee addressing the prehospital and in-hospital airway …

The trauma anesthesiologist has multiple competing concerns when supporting the patient
with major trauma, but the priority must be focused on adequate resuscitation to facilitate …