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SynthesisDeutsches Arzteblatt international2011

Acute traumatic coagulopathy in severe injury: incidence, risk stratification, and treatment options.

Marc Maegele, Thomas Paffrath, Bertil Bouillon

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Synthesis in Deutsches Arzteblatt international, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Mechanism, frequency, transfusion and outcome of severe trauma in coagulopathic paediatric patients.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022
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  15. Procoagulant and fibrinolytic activity after polytrauma in rat.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2016
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  19. Clinical and mechanistic drivers of acute traumatic coagulopathy.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery · 2013
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marc MaegeleKlinik für Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädie und Sporttraumatologie, Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH. Marc.Maegele@t-online.de
Thomas Paffrath
Bertil Bouillon
Kliniken der Stadt Köln · DEWitten/Herdecke University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundClinical observation and research findings show that acute traumatic coagulopathy (ATC) is a major factor that must be addressed in the care of severely injured patients. In this review article, we discuss the incidence and causes of ATC, the potential means of early risk stratification for it, and recommendations for its treatment.

methodsWe selectively reviewed the pertinent literature and retrospectively analyzed data from the Trauma Registry of the German Trauma Society (Traumaregister der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie, TR-DGU) relating to the incidence, causes, and outcome of ATC. We provide an overview of current treatment recommendations, supplemented by our own findings regarding the ratio of packed red blood cell concentrate (pRBC) to fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) transfusion and regarding coagulation-factor-based treatments for coagulopathy in the acute phase after trauma. RESULTS AND

conclusionATC, a condition associated with increased morbidity and mortality, is seen on admission in one out of four patients with major trauma. The main causes of ATC are tissue damage, hypoperfusion, hemodilution, hypothermia, acidosis, and inflammation. It may be possible to identify patients at risk for ATC early on through the use of rapidly calculable, predictive numerical scales (McLaughlinScore, TASH, and ABC), laboratory tests, and imaging studies (FAST and CT). Acute treatment is focused on the control of bleeding and support of the coagulation system according to the current guidelines. Patients at high risk may benefit from a balanced transfusion strategy. Innovative strategies currently under study include point-of-care-guided treatment and coagulation-factor-concentrate-based treatment.

Indexed as

Acute DiseaseBlood Coagulation DisordersBlood TransfusionComorbidityEmbolization, TherapeuticEmergency Medical ServicesGermanyHemostaticsHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceInjury Severity ScorePrognosisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurvival AnalysisHemostatics

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PMID22238555
PMCPMC3254043
OpenAlexW106339944

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