Percutaneous damage control with self-expanding foam: pre-hospital rescue from abdominal exsanguination

Adam P Rago, Upma Sharma, Michael Duggan, David R King. Trauma. Volume: 18 issue: 2, page(s): 85-91 Article first published online: December 16, 2015; Issue published: April 1, 2016.

The pre-hospital management of non-compressible intra-abdominal major haemorrhage remains challenging for clinicians. This article considers new self-expanding foam as an option to form a temporary haemostatic environment to bridge the gap until in-hospital surgical interventions can be performed.