Bladder inflation to reduce hemorrhage secondary to a pelvic fracture

Mark Fitzgerald, Tuan Phan, Sarah Fitzgerald, Yuewei Xiao, Madeline Green, Cecil Johnny, Joseph Mathew, Robert Gocentas, Warren Clements

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Abstract

Bladder inflation may be a temporizing measure to tamponade pelvic bleeding in select trauma cases to bridge the patient to definitive interventions. Ultrasonographic confirmation of an intact bladder with an adjacent pelvic haematoma in a shocked adult with pelvic fracture is used for subject selection. An illustrative example of physiologic and interventional radiological control of pelvic bleeding following bladder inflation with sterile saline is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101105
Number of pages4
JournalTrauma Case Reports
Volume54
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2024

Keywords

  • Bladder inflation
  • Hemorrhage control
  • Pelvic fracture
  • Shock

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