Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) as an Adjunct to Damage Control Surgery for Combat Trauma: A Case Report of the First REBOA Placed in Afghanistan

Abstract

This case report details a trauma case – transpelvic gun shot wound with hemorrhagic shock- treated with REBOA as an adjunct to resuscitation. This is the fi rst reported case of REBOA in Afghanistan at the Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit in Southern Afghanistan.

Keywords

• REBOA
• Balloon Occlusion
• Combat
• Austere