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Pelvic Fracture algorithm

Pelvic Fracture Notes:
Introduction
Note A Note B Note C Note D Note E Note F Note G Note H Note I Note J Note K Note L Note M Note N Note O Summary References

  

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Management of Pelvic Fracture with Hemodynamic Instability

Annotation for Point C

 

If the FAST or DPA are positive, the patient should go to the operating room for exploration. A positive DPA is aspiration of greater than 10 mL of gross blood.22,23

 

  
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