Navigating the 'Triangle of Death': A Multidisciplinary Approach in Severe Multi-Trauma Management.

Clin Med Insights Case Rep

Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Army Medical Center of PLA, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, China.

Published: August 2024


Category Ranking

98%

Total Visits

921

Avg Visit Duration

2 minutes

Citations

20

Article Abstract

This case report details the challenging management of a 45-year-old male construction worker who suffered severe multiple injuries after a fall and subsequent collision with cement mixers. The patient presented with extensive injuries, including amputation, fractures and internal bleeding, leading to a state known as the 'triangle of death'. Despite the initial grim prognosis, evidenced by an ISS score of 28 and a mortality risk coefficient of 89.56%, the patient was successfully resuscitated and managed through a multidisciplinary approach. This included damage control resuscitation, emergency vascular interventions and targeted temperature management for brain protection. The patient's recovery highlights the effectiveness of comprehensive trauma management and the critical role of coordinated care in severe multi-trauma cases.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11325324PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11795476241271544DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

'triangle death'
8
multidisciplinary approach
8
severe multi-trauma
8
navigating 'triangle
4
death' multidisciplinary
4
approach severe
4
management
4
multi-trauma management
4
management case
4
case report
4

Similar Publications

Data harmonization framework for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy studies.

JAMIA Open

October 2025

Fetal-Neonatal Neuroimaging Developmental Science Center, Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States.

Objectives: To develop a data harmonization framework for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) studies and demonstrate its suitability for prognostic biomarker development.

Materials And Methods: Variables were first categorized by chronological stages and then by medical topics. We created a dictionary to harmonize variable names and value coding.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Longevity, Education, and Income: How large is the triangle?

J Health Econ

September 2025

Department of Economics and Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 611 Tappan Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1220, United States of America. Electronic address:

While health affects economic development and wellbeing through a variety of pathways, one commonly suggested channel is a "horizon" mechanism in which increased longevity induces additional education. A recent literature devotes much attention to how much education responds to increasing longevity, while this study asks instead what impact this specific channel has on wellbeing (welfare). I note that death is like a tax on human-capital investments, which suggests using a standard tool of introductory economics: triangles.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death worldwide. Unfortunately, currently available cessation aids have limited long-term efficacy. GPR3 is a Gαs coupled receptor expressed in discrete brain regions, with notably high expression in cholinergic neurons of the medial habenula.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF