Pulse Pressure as an Early Warning of Hemorrhage in Trauma Patients

In patients who are not hypotensive in the resuscitation bay, narrowed pulse pressure is an independent predictor of active hemorrhage requiring blood product transfusion and intervention for hemorrhage control. Additionally, the probability of active hemorrhage increases as pulse pressure narrows.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - May 15, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Erika M. Priestley, Kenji Inaba, Saskya Byerly, Subarna Biswas, Monica D. Wong, Lydia Lam, Elizabeth Benjamin, Demetrios Demetriades Tags: Original Scientific Article Source Type: research