EM@3AM: Retroperitoneal Hematoma
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
Disposition: Consider ICU for many patients, especially if any signs of instability or repeatedly requiring blood products. The time taken to measure serum hemoglobin and hematocrit (B) and await a result would delay definitive surgical control of likely ongoing hemorrhage given this patient’s incomplete response to fluid resuscitation.
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