Compensatory reserve and pulse character: Enhanced potential to predict urgency for transfusion and other life‐saving interventions after traumatic injury
Abstract
Field triage of trauma patients requires timely assessment of physiologic status to determine resuscitative needs. Vital signs and rudimentary assessments such as pulse character (PC) are used by first responders to guide decision making. The compensatory reserve measurement (CRM) has demonstrated utility as an easily interpretable method for assessing patient status. We hypothesized that the ability to identify injured patients requiring transfusion and other life‐saving interventions (LSI) using a measurement of pulse character could be enhanced by the addition of the CRM.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jun 24, 2022
- Source ID
- 10.1111/trf.16972
Entities
People
- Angelo Ciaraglia
- Brian J. Eastridge
- Mark Derosa
- Michael C. Johnson
- Susannah E. Nicholson
- Victor A Convertino
Organizations
- Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio