The Trauma Pro

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Until the last few years, massive transfusion in trauma consisted of component therapy, an admixture of packed red cells, plasma, and platelets. Whole blood transfusion is making inroads again, but it is used in a minority of centers. They identified soldiers who received either room-temperature or cold-stored platelets.

Military 113

Military Blood Transfusions Administration Outcomes 113

RebelEM

MAY 25, 2023

The Role of Whole Blood Transfusions in Civilian Trauma: A Review of Literature in Military and Civilian Trauma. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Cureus 2022.

Resuscitation 145

Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation Head Injuries Shock 145

EMDocs

JUNE 12, 2024

Concentration-Dependent Effect of Hypocalcaemia on Mortality of Patients with Critical Bleeding Requiring Massive Transfusion: A Cohort Study. Citrate metabolism in blood transfusions and its relationship due to metabolic alkalosis and respiratory acidosis. Transfusion-Related Hypocalcemia After Trauma. 2011;39(1):46-54.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 89

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Resuscitation Administration Blood Transfusions 89

Downeast Emergency Medicine

APRIL 26, 2021

Military application of tranexamic acid in trauma emergency resuscitation (MATTERs)study. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant hemorrhage (CRASH-2): a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. J Thromb Haemost 2019;17:852-862.[

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Administration Outcomes Seizures 52