Management of a Pediatric Type 3C Open Femoral Fracture Following a High-Velocity Gunshot Wound at an Adult Level II Trauma Center

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ABSTRACT: We present a case of a 10-year-old girl shot in the thigh by a stray bullet who had a favorable outcome when treated with a multidisciplinary approach at the nearest nonpediatric level II trauma center. Point-of-care thromboelastography facilitated effective resuscitation based on her coagulation profile, minimized blood product use, and allowed for damage-control surgery to stabilize and revascularize her complex femur fracture.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Pediatric emergency care - 37(2021), 9 vom: 01. Sept., Seite e574-e578

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Grisoli, Anne [VerfasserIn]
Dynako, Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Zimmer, David [VerfasserIn]
Zackariya, Nuha [VerfasserIn]
Shariff, Faadil [VerfasserIn]
Walsh, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Mamczak, Christiaan N [VerfasserIn]
Peterson, Charles [VerfasserIn]
Boyer, Bryan [VerfasserIn]
Hurwich, Maurice [VerfasserIn]
Duprat, Gerard [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 02.09.2021

Date Revised 30.09.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/PEC.0000000000001736

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM317382616