Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in surgical and trauma patients: a systematic review, meta-analysis and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The role of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) in the management of patients with subdiaphragmatic bleeding, as well as its utility in traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA), is unknown.

Methods

A working group from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) applied the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation methodology (GRADE) to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis, assess the level of evidence, and create recommendations pertaining to the use of REBOA in the management of trauma or non-trauma patients, as well as those in TCA (1946 to 2024).

Results

Thirty-one studies were included in the meta-analysis. In unstable trauma patients with subdiaphragmatic bleeding, there was no signifi

SUBMITTER: Harfouche MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11956280 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature