title: Staged procedures for exsanguinating lower extremity trauma: an extension of a technique--case report.
abstract: Packing and temporary closure have been used in various clinical scenarios to control nonsurgical bleeders in the abdomen. We present a case where we have extended that technique and successfully utilized it in a patient with an exsanguinating lower extremity vascular injury.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Scalea
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirschowitz
mesh_terms: D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*