Effectiveness and postoperative wound infection of preperitoneal pelvic packing in patients with hemodynamic instability caused by pelvic fracture.

INTRODUCTION:Despite the use of a multidisciplinary treatment approach, the mortality rate of hemodynamic instability due to severe pelvic fracture remains 40-60%. Several recent studies have shown that preperitoneal pelvic packing (PPP) was useful for achieving hemostasis in these patients in the a...

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Main Authors: Hongjin Shim, Ji Young Jang, Ji Wan Kim, Hoon Ryu, Pil Young Jung, Seongyup Kim, Hye Youn Kwon, Kwang Min Kim, Hoejeong Chung, Keum Seok Bae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6218082?pdf=render