Assessing the clinical utilization of tranexamic acid by paramedics for patients with major trauma (ACUTE)
| Autor: | Vincent H Mabasa, Wilson Wan, Sandra Jenneson, John M. Tallon, Gloria Su, Daniel Wong, Joseph Acker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Beats per minute Major trauma 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Convenience sample medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Emergency medicine Emergency Medicine medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business Tranexamic acid medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 23:219-222 |
| ISSN: | 1481-8043 1481-8035 |
| Popis: | This study aimed to characterize the clinical utilization of tranexamic acid (TXA) by paramedics in British Columbia (BC) for acute major trauma and to quantify the percentage of patients who received TXA among those who met the indications for administration. A quality assurance review of eligible trauma patients across the province was performed using a convenience sample. Trauma patients between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017 with suspected or actual hemorrhage were selected if they met inclusion criteria (systolic blood pressure 120 beats per minute) and exclusion criteria (age |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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