“Further randomized clinical trials are required…in accordance with specific well-defined protocols,” he concluded. “Currently, a randomized clinical trial is going on in the U.K. that might identify the specific subset of trauma patients who might benefit from REBOA placement and help us create specific protocols for placement of REBOA in these patients.”
Dr. Gilbert Upchurch Jr. of the University of Florida in Gainesville, coauthor of a related editorial, reviewed the study findings in an email to Reuters Health, noting that “the authors conclude by stating there is a significant need for a concerted effort to clearly define when and in which patient population REBOA has a benefit.”
That message was echoed in his editorial, which concluded, “it is imperative for us to better define who should undergo REBOA, who should perform it, and where it should be performed to maximize the survival benefit from this technique for our badly injured trauma patients.”
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