Geomapping in-hospital massive transfusion protocol (MTP) activation closely mirrors where severe trauma occurs. Using MTP as a proxy can help identify high-need zones and guide more targeted and efficient deployment of prehospital whole blood programs.
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There have been only a few studies of injuries from the Russo-Ukranian war in the trauma surgical literature so far.
Kondratskyi et al describe their series of extraperitoneal rectal injuries from Kyiv (including several cases of EndoVAC use):
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"Plasminogen supplementation improves lysis of inflammatory retained traumatic hemothorax"
Retained HTX leads to local fibrinolysis resistance driven by neutrophil elastase-mediated plasminogen degradation rather than PAI-1 inhibition. This study advocates for upfront surgical intervention and further investigation into plasminogen supplementation as therapeutic option.
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Penetrating neck injury may be challenging as it has become more nonoperative and because trauma surgeons infrequently operate in the neck.
@LossLindsey et al explain everything you need to know in a comprehensive review in TSACO:
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