Publications by authors named "Knut Magne Kolstadbraten"
Anesthesiology
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Trauma hemorrhage leads to a serious coagulopathy with high mortality rates, prompting the ITACTIC trial to compare treatment strategies based on conventional tests versus viscoelastic assays for better outcomes.
- Although the viscoelastic group was more likely to receive goal-directed treatment (76% vs. 47%), only about half of the patients received this treatment overall, and just 20% of them corrected their coagulopathy.
- The study highlighted that many bleeding trauma patients did not receive the necessary goal-directed care, revealing a potential gap in effective treatment strategies.
