Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) as an Adjunct for Hemorrhagic Shock

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From the US Army Institute of Surgical Research (A.S., T.E.R.), Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas; Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma (A.S.), Royal Centre for Defense Medicine, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Section of Vascular Surgery (J.L.E.), Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and The Norman M. Rich Department of Surgery (T.E.R.), F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. Submitted for publication: October 31, 2011. Accepted for publication: November 1, 2011. The viewpoints expressed in this manuscript are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position of the United States Air Force or Department of Defense. Address for reprints: Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3400 Rawley E. Chambers/Suite B, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78236; email: [email protected].