Bleeding pelvic fractures that result in haemodynamic instability have a reported mortality
rate as high as 40%. Because of the extreme force needed to disrupt the pelvic ring …

Traumatic injury continues to play a major role in mortality. Injury is the leading cause of
death for people younger than 45 years of age in the United States and worldwide …

BACKGROUND There is no consensus as to the optimal treatment paradigm for patients
presenting with hemorrhage from severe pelvic fracture. This study was established to …

Background: The current management of pelvic fracture patients who are hemodynamically
unstable in the United States consists of aggressive resuscitation, mechanical stabilization …

BACKGROUND A 2015 American Association for the Surgery of Trauma trial reported a
32% mortality for pelvic fracture patients in shock. Angioembolization (AE) is the most …

Background: The severity of pelvic ring fractures (PRFs) can range from minor injury with low-
energy mechanism to high-energy injury causing prehospital death. The purpose of this …

Background: We wished to determine the characteristics of patients with pelvic ring fractures
(PGs) in England and Wales, make comparisons to major trauma patients without pelvic …

Background Preperitoneal pelvic packing/external fixation (PPP/EF) for controlling life-
threatening hemorrhage from pelvic fractures is used widely in Europe but has not been …

Background: Studies of trauma deaths have had a tremendous impact on the quality of
contemporary trauma care. We studied causes of trauma death at a Level I Canadian trauma …

Background: Pelvic fractures from blunt force trauma place the bladder and urethra at risk for
injury, often resulting in significant complications. We sought to compare morbidity, mortality …