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Figures
- Figure 1
Aortic zones of deployment and current resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) algorithm. CXR, chest X-ray; FAST, focused assessment with sonography in trauma; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
- Figure 2
Proposed resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) algorithm for blunt and penetrating trauma. CXR, chest X-ray; FAST, focused assessment with sonography in trauma; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
Tables
- Table 1
Patient characteristics of study comparison groups
Patient characteristics Median age Sex
(% male)Mechanism
(% penetrating)Median SBP (mm Hg) Median Injury Severity Score (ISS) Median serum lactate (mmol/L) Zone 1, followed algorithm (n=32) 33 78.1 31.3 60 31.5 9.1 Zone 1, violated algorithm (n=4) 50 100 0 68.5 28 9.7 Zone 3, followed algorithm (n=8) 27 87.5 0 77 38.5 7.1 Zone 3, violated algorithm (n=13) 48 76.9 15.4 75 33 7.4 SBP, systolic blood pressure.
- Table 2
Mortality rates compared between appropriate and inappropriate zone deployment, according to the algorithm
Mortality rate Followed algorithm Violated algorithm P value Zone 1 62.5% (n=32) 75.0% (n=4) 0.62 Zone 3 25.0% (n=8) 23.1% (n=13) 0.92 - Table 3
Rates of exsanguination among patients that died compared between appropriate and inappropriate zone 3 deployment, according to the algorithm
Exsanguination rate Followed algorithm Violated algorithm P value Zone 3 0% (n=2) 100% (n=3) 0.10
