Use of REBOA in the universe of magical realism: a real-world review

• Published in: Colombian journal of anesthesiology (Inglâes) Vol. 50; no. 1
• Main Authors: Manzano-Nuñez, Ramiro, Chica-Yanten, Julián, Naranjo, Maria P., Caicedo-Holguin, Isabella, Ordoñez, Juliana M., McGreevy, David, Puyana, Juan C., Hörer, Tal M., Moore, Ernest E., García, Alberto F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: SCARE-Sociedad Colombiana de Anestesiología y Reanimación 2022
• Subjects: ANESTHESIOLOGY; Endovascular resuscitation; Non-compressible torso hemorrhage; REBOA; Resuscitative balloon occlusion of the aorta; Trauma management; Balón de reanimación endovascular de oclusión aórtica; Non-compressible torso hemorrhage; REBOA; Manejo del trauma; Resuscitative balloon occlusion of the aorta; Trauma management; Endovascular resuscitation; Reanimación endovascular; Oclusión aórtica con balón

While reading the novella “Chronicle of a Death Foretold” by the Colombian Nobel Laureate Gabriel García-Marquez, we were surprised to realize that the injuries sustained by the main character could have been successfully treated had he received modern trauma care in which REBOA may have been consid...