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ReviewEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2018

Fibrinolysis in trauma: a review.

M J Madurska, K A Sachse, J O Jansen, T E Rasmussen, J J Morrison

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Review in European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Beyond the count: platelet dysfunction profile in pediatric trauma patients.Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2025
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  10. Impaired Whole-Blood Fibrinolysis is a Predictor of Mortality in Intensive Care Patients.TH open : companion journal to thrombosis and haemostasis · 2024
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  16. Bleeding Disorders in Primary Fibrinolysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  17. Effect of 7.5% hypertonic saline solution on whole blood coagulation in healthy dogs using thromboelastography.Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) · 2020
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  20. A Machine Learning-Based Model to Predict Acute Traumatic Coagulopathy in Trauma Patients Upon Emergency Hospitalization.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

M J MadurskaDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 4TF, UK. martamadurska@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5613-871X
K A SachseDepartment of Anesthesia, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, USA.
J O JansenDivision of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.
T E RasmussenUS Combat Casualty Care Research Program, Fort Detrick, MD, USA.
J J MorrisonR Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7462-8456
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital · GBThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibrinolytic dysregulation is an important mechanism in traumatic coagulopathy. It is an incompletely understood process that consists of a spectrum ranging from excessive breakdown (hyperfibrinolysis) and the shutdown of fibrinolysis. Both hyperfibrinolysis and shutdown are associated with excess mortality and post-traumatic organ failure. The pathophysiology appears to relate to endothelial injury and hypoperfusion, with several molecular markers identified in playing a role. Although there are no universally accepted diagnostic tests, viscoelastic studies appear to offer the greatest potential for timely identification of patients presenting with fibrinolytic dysregulation. Treatment is multimodal, involving prompt hemorrhage control and resuscitation, with controversy surrounding the use of antifibrinolytic drug therapy. This review presents the current evidence on the pathophysiology, diagnostic challenges, as well as the management of this hemostatic dysfunction. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III.

Indexed as

FibrinolysisAntifibrinolytic AgentsBiomarkersBlood Coagulation DisordersEvidence-Based PracticeHumansInjury Severity ScoreWounds and InjuriesAntifibrinolytic AgentsBiomarkersAcute coagulopathy of traumaFibrinolysis shutdownHyperfibrinolysisRoTEMShockTEG

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PMID28918481
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