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Recommendations for Initial Management of BTTAI in the Emergency Department
| COR | LOE | Recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C-EO | 1. In patients with BTTAI, management and treatment at a trauma center with the facilities and expertise to treat aortic pathology is recommended. |
| 1 | C-LD | 2. In patients with BTTAI, anti-impulse therapy to reduce the risk of injury extension and rupture should be implemented, except in patients with hypotension or hypovolemic shock.1,2 |
