Abstract
Objective: To describe an alternative approach to management of severe life- threatening hemorrhagic shock and the outcome when blood was not a treatment option. Design: Case Report of the use of a Hemoglobin Based Oxygen Carrier (HBOC-201)when control of hemorrhage and intravenous crystalloids were unsuccessful in reversal of hemorrhagic shock and progressive ischemia. Setting: Trauma Center. Patients: Jehovah's Witness. Outcome: Hospital discharge and 6 month follow-up uneventful.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 538-541 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2008 |
Keywords
- Blood
- Blood products
- Coagulation
- Hemorrhagic shock
- Jehovah's Witness patients