Hypothermia-induced coagulopathies in trauma.
Hemorrhage accounts for 90 per cent of deaths after abdominal injury, and half of these deaths are secondary to a recalcitrant coagulopathy. This review concentrates on our present knowledge of the role of hypothermia in trauma-related coagulopathies and notes that preventing as well as treating these disorders remains the focus and the challenge of many investigators in the field of trauma.
D000818:Animals; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000097:blood; D004285:Dogs; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D010973:Platelet Adhesiveness; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000097:blood*