The hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier, HBOC-201, as a resuscitation fluid for traumatic hemorrhagic shock: The naval medical research center experience

Charles Auker*, Paula Moon-Massat, Anke Scultetus, Richard McCarron, Daniel Freilich

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Abstract

In response to the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 and the subsequent advent of conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC, Silver Spring, MD) initiated a search for an oxygen-carrying resuscitation fluid that could be used for combat trauma and in situations with wide-spread civilian casualties. The ability to supply blood to mass casualties or far-forward combat trauma victims in austere environments with long evacuation times is wrought with logistical complications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers as Red Cell Substitutes and Oxygen Therapeutics
PublisherSpringer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Pages475-499
Number of pages25
Volume9783642407178
ISBN (Electronic)9783642407178
ISBN (Print)3642407161, 9783642407161
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2013
Externally publishedYes

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