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Publication:Diagnosis and management of coagulopathy after major trauma
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Brohi K. Diagnosis and management of coagulopathy after major trauma. Br J Surg 2009;96(9):963-4.

Abstract:This is the third leading article in the Journal's series on major trauma. In it Karim Brohi, Professor of Trauma Sciences at Queen Mary University of London, deals with the important topic of the defects in blood coagulation that are often encountered after serious injury.
Publication Type:Human observational study
Low Risk of Bias:
  • All eligible patients included
  • Causative factors defined
  • Causative factors measured accurately
  • Coagulopathy appropriately defined
  • Coagulopathy assessed on arrival to hospital
  • Eligibility criteria
  • Representative sample from a relevant population
High Risk of Bias:
  • Adjustment for confounding
  • Baseline characteristics of sample
Risk of Bias Score:7