A Prospective Study of Early Mechanical Stabilization and Bleeding in Disruption of the Pelvic Ring

A Prospective Study of Early Mechanical Stabilization and Bleeding in Disruption of the Pelvic Ring

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of earlier placement of Circumferential Pelvic Compression (CPC) on resuscitative measures required for life-threatening pelvic ring injuries and to guide the development of future efficacy trials of three advanced resuscitation techniques (surgical pelvic packing, angioembolization, REBOA).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient age between 18 and 64 years, inclusive;
• Severe blunt or blast traumatic injury;
• Young-Burgess APC-2 and 3, LC-3, vertical shear, and combined mechanism of injury (CMI) (Tile B and C patterns; OTA codes 61-B and 61-C);
• Circumferential pelvic compression (CPC) device used at any time within 24 hours of injury.
• Patient must speak either English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

• Arrival to hospital of definitive care more than 6 hours after injury;
• Ballistic pelvic injury, other than from a blast mechanism;
• Time of CPC placement not recorded;
• Time of injury and time of EMS dispatch unknown;
• Use of medical anti-shock trousers (MAST);
• Confirmed dead on arrival to hospital