J Anesth Perioper Med. 2017;4(4):195-197. https://doi.org/10.24015/ebcmed.japm.2017.0055

Dealing with Traumatic Coagulopathy: A Long Way to Go

Hua Feng and Tian-Long Wang

From the Department of Anesthesiology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Correspondence to Dr. Tian-Long Wang at w_tl5595@hotmail.com.

EBCMED ID: ebcmed.japm.2017.0055 DOI: 10.24015/ebcmed.japm.2017.0055


Abstract

In conclusion, traumatic coagulopathy is a complicated pathophysiological process. The management of traumatic coagulopathy should cover the whole process from pre-hospital to after discharge. The recommendations on management of coagulopathy following trauma in this guideline are practical, but there are still many circumstances we don’t know how to deal with. To manage traumatic coagulopathy, we believe that there is still a long way to go.

Article Type
Opinion

Declaration of Interests
The authors have no conflicts about this work.

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