Nationwide Analysis of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Civilian Trauma

• Published in: JAMA surgery Vol. 154; no. 6; pp. 500 - 508
• Main Authors: Joseph, Bellal, Zeeshan, Muhammad, Sakran, Joseph V, Hamidi, Mohammad, Kulvatunyou, Narong, Khan, Muhammad, O’Keeffe, Terence, Rhee, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Medical Association 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Abdominal Injuries - diagnosis; Abdominal Injuries - mortality; Abdominal Injuries - surgery; Aged; Aorta, Abdominal - injuries; Aorta, Abdominal - surgery; Aorta, Thoracic - injuries; Aorta, Thoracic - surgery; Balloon Occlusion - methods; Endovascular Procedures - methods; Female; Humans; Injury Severity Score; Male; Middle Aged; Online First; Original Investigation; Propensity Score; Resuscitation - methods; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate - trends; Thoracic Injuries - diagnosis; Thoracic Injuries - mortality; Thoracic Injuries - surgery; Trauma Severity Indices; United States - epidemiology; United States

IMPORTANCE: The need for improved methods of hemorrhage control and resuscitation has resulted in a reappraisal of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA). However, there is a paucity of data regarding the use of REBOA on a multi-institutional level in the United States. OB...