Fixed-Distance Model for Balloon Placement During Fluoroscopy-Free Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in a Civilian Population.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is an innovative procedure in the treatment of noncompressible truncal hemorrhage. However, readily available fluoroscopy remains a limiting factor in its widespread implementation. Several methods have been proposed to perform REBOA without fluoroscopic guidance, and these methods were adapted predominantly from the military theater.

Objective

To develop a method for performing REBOA in a civilian population using a standardized distance from a set point of entry.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective study of whole-body computed tomographic (CT) scans from a cohort of 280 consecutive civilian trauma patients from University Hospitals of Lyon, France, was used to calculate the en

SUBMITTER: Pezy P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5470425 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature