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What is THOR?

By tasedit
August 20, 2018
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No, there is no Mjolnir. No, it doesn’t have anything to do with Marvel. THOR stands for Traumatic Hemostasis and Oxygenation

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Can Giving Tranexamic Acid to Trauma Patients Cause Harm?

By tasedit
July 20, 2018
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Now that all they hype from the CRASH-2 study which was published in 2010 has died down and all of

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What is PROPPR Care for Traumatic Brain Injury?

By tasedit
June 20, 2018
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I can still remember patients being randomized for the PROPPR study as a fellow at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma

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Should cervical spine MRI be used in management of patients with blunt trauma?

By tasedit
July 20, 2017
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Have you wondered what value an MRI adds to evaluating trauma to the cervical spine? I mean, haven’t CT Scans

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What should I do with my cocaine-positive patient?

By Benn
April 30, 2017
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Almost two fifths of your patients with major trauma will arrive in the trauma bay with a positive toxicology screen

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Does Early Ventilatory Management Impact Outcome in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury?

By Benn
October 14, 2015
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Hemodynamic Resuscitation: What is PROPPR

By Benn
February 14, 2015
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Should I be concerned about fibrinolysis shutdown: A retrospective study of trauma patients and their admission TEG

By Benn
December 14, 2014
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Is there a reason to give tranexamic acid in trauma? Deciphering the CRASH 2 study

By Benn
November 14, 2014
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