Acute traumatic coagulopathy is prevalent in patients with battlefield injuries, with one-third exhibiting coagulopathy upon arrival at medical facilities. Laboratory evidence showed low platelet counts, elevated INR levels, or both in 36% of patients. Early diagnosis and intervention are essential for improved outcomes, highlighting the need for advanced diagnostic tools and timely administration of blood products with extended shelf life.
Patients who needed emergency general surgery within 60 days of a pulmonary embolism had more major complications than those operated on later, in a national database study.
Among 3,785 patients who had emergency general surgery after acute pulmonary embolism, those operated on at least 60 days later had markedly fewer major adverse events (adjusted OR 0.45, 95% CI 0.37–0.55).
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