Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Jan 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialViscoelastic haemostatic assay augmented protocols for major trauma haemorrhage (ITACTIC): a randomized, controlled trial.
Contemporary trauma resuscitation prioritizes control of bleeding and uses major haemorrhage protocols (MHPs) to prevent and treat coagulopathy. We aimed to determine whether augmenting MHPs with Viscoelastic Haemostatic Assays (VHA) would improve outcomes compared to Conventional Coagulation Tests (CCTs). ⋯ There was no difference in overall outcomes between VHA- and CCT-augmented-major haemorrhage protocols.