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

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

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