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Issue #1: The Latest in Critical Care, 5/8/23

PulmCCM

Among 324 patients with trauma and life-threatening bleeding at 12 French hospitals who were randomized to receive 1ml/kg PCC or placebo, there was no reduction observed in 24-hour blood transfusion needs in the PCC group. PCC was associated with a significantly higher risk for thromboembolic complications (35% vs 24%).

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