You are mid-way through a trauma laparotomy for a 21-year old woman who was involved in a motor vehicle accident. She had a positive eFAST and was haemodynamically unstable during the primary survey so was brought straight to theatre. The source is bleeding is thought to be a significant splenic injury. As you are on the phone to ICU discussing an admission for the patient, you hear the monitor alarm and you see the following:
Heart rate 125 bpm
Systolic blood pressure 65 mmHg
Oxygen saturation 92%
Question 1
What do you do?
Question 2
What are the potential causes of hypotension in this patient?
Question 3
Crisis
hypotension
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