TY  - JOUR
T1  - PRedictors of bleeding from stable pelvic fractures
AU  - Bramos A, Velmahos GC, Butt UM, Fikry K, Smith R, Chang Y
Y1  - 2011/04/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.2010.277
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 407
EP  - 411
VL  - 146
IS  - 4
N2  - 
Major pelvic fractures after trauma are often associated with bleeding, intra-abdominal injuries, and death.1 The overall mortality from pelvic fractures depends on the associated injuries and ranges from 5% to 14%.2- 4 Severe hemorrhage from the disrupted venous and arterial vessels near the fractured structures accounts for the early mortality, although a direct association between the pelvic bleeding and death is hard to draw if multiple injuries are present.4- 5 Several predictors, including fracture type, patient age, hemodynamic parameters, and laboratory values, have been described to identify those patients who may benefit from early angiography and embolization.6- 7

SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.277
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2010.277
ER  -