The Effects of Viscoelastometry Guided Resuscitation During Burn Excision on Post Resuscitation Infections

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Conditions studied: Burns

In brief

This is a randomized controlled trial to compare viscoelastometric (VE) guided transfusion to standard practice transfusion in severe thermal injury burn excision on the utilization of blood products, effects on coagulation and inflammatory mediators, and how these strategies affect post resuscitation infections.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03730415

Run by

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

People needed

20

Starts

2016-05-01

Expected to finish

2019-08-12

Last updated by the study team

2021-04-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Burn patients admitted to Parkland Hospital with total burn surface area (TBSA) greater than 20%

You may not qualify if…

• Patients admitted to Parkland Hospital for reasons other than burns or for burns less than or equal to 20%

Where it is running

• Parkland Memorial Hospital — Dallas, Texas, United States

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