Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) successfully used in interhospital transport
Nung-Sheng Lin,
I-Lin Wu,
Po-Lu Li,
Yu-Xuan Jiang,
Yen-Yue Lin
Affiliations
Nung-Sheng Lin
Department of Emergency Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
I-Lin Wu
Department of Emergency Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Po-Lu Li
Department of Emergency Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Yu-Xuan Jiang
Department of Emergency Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Yen-Yue Lin
Department of Emergency Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Corresponding author. No.168, Zhongxing Rd., Longtan Dist., Taoyuan City, 325, Taiwan.
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is primarily utilized in traumatic noncompressible torso hemorrhage as a temporary approach to buying time until a definite intervention could be obtained. REBOA is mostly reported in inhospital or prehospital settings. Its interhospital transfer use remains controversial. In this report, we present a case with pelvic fracture and hemorrhagic shock who underwent REBOA placement and was transferred from a local hospital to a trauma center successfully for further surgical intervention.
