Increased mortality with resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta only mitigated by strong unmeasured confounding: An expanded analysis using the National Trauma Data Bank
Linderman GC, Lin W, Becher RD, Maung AA, Bhattacharya B, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Increased mortality with resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta only mitigated by strong unmeasured confounding: An expanded analysis using the National Trauma Data Bank. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2021, 91: 790-797. PMID: 33951027, PMCID: PMC8547242, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryResuscitative endovascular balloon occlusionLower extremity amputationEndovascular balloon occlusionBalloon occlusionExtremity amputationTraumatic injuryTreatment weightingREBOA placementNational Trauma Data BankInverse probabilityPlacement of REBOATrauma Data BankSevere traumatic injuryMortality effectsUnmeasured confoundersNoncompressible torso hemorrhagePotent confounderTQIP dataTQIP databaseAortic injuryKidney injuryRetrospective studyInjury patternsBaseline variables