HYPOSTAT – Workshop Report

Hypothermia and Hemostasis in Severe Trauma (HYPOSTAT): A New Crossroads – an NHLBI Meeting Summary/Scientific Report

On February 24-25, 2011, the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), Department of Defense (DoD) and NHLBI jointly sponsored a workshop on "Hypothermia and Hemostasis in Severe Trauma (HYPOSTAT): A New Crossroads' to address challenges, management strategies, and research opportunities in the setting of hypothermia and hemostasis following traumatic injuries and significant blood loss. Three key areas were addressed:

• Identification of gaps in knowledge of the biology of hypothermia and hemostasis in the setting of severe traumatic injury;
• Providing an interdisciplinary forum to enhance knowledge regarding early detection of traumatic shock and monitoring of the level and effect of controlled hypothermia in severe trauma settings; and
• Identification of future research directions for the role of therapeutic-oriented hypothermia and hemostasis in trauma with severe blood loss.