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==Overview==
==Overview==
 
*Hemorrhage is a leading cause of trauma-related mortality
*REBOA has been proposed as a less invasive alternative to resuscitative thoracotomy
*Research is ongoing, but has yet to demonstrate a mortality benefit<ref name="Morrison">Morrison JJ, Galgon RE, Jansen JO, et al. A systematic review of the use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in the management of hemorrhagic shock. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 Feb;80(2):324-34.</ref>


==Indications==
==Indications==
 
*Non-compressible truncal hemorrhage
*Traumatic cardiac arrest


==Contraindications==
==Contraindications==
 
*


==Equipment Needed==
==Equipment Needed==

Revision as of 12:12, 28 March 2016

Overview

  • Hemorrhage is a leading cause of trauma-related mortality
  • REBOA has been proposed as a less invasive alternative to resuscitative thoracotomy
  • Research is ongoing, but has yet to demonstrate a mortality benefit[1]

Indications

  • Non-compressible truncal hemorrhage
  • Traumatic cardiac arrest

Contraindications

Equipment Needed

Procedure

Complications

See Also

External Links

References

  1. Morrison JJ, Galgon RE, Jansen JO, et al. A systematic review of the use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in the management of hemorrhagic shock. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 Feb;80(2):324-34.