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Coagulopathy and Inflammation: An Overview of Blast Effects

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Blast injury results in a complex pattern of tissue injury, inflammation and coagulopathy, presenting great challenges in clinical management. The pathophysiology of blast-associated inflammation and coagulopathy is only partially understood and there remains a great deal of uncertainty over management strategies.

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  1. Academic Department of Critical Care, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK

    Nicholas T. Tarmey FRCA, DICM, DipIMC, RCS(Ed)

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    Emrys Kirkman PhD

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  3. The ICT Centre, Birmingham Research Park, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Tarmey, N.T., Kirkman, E. (2016). Coagulopathy and Inflammation: An Overview of Blast Effects. In: Bull, A., Clasper, J., Mahoney, P. (eds) Blast Injury Science and Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21867-0_19

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