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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 K

 

If the patient remains unstable after angiography (particularly if there has not been therapeutic embolization), consideration should be given to urgent transport to the operating room and preperitoneal packing as described above for those patients that have not been to the operating room (F). 

 

 
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