Blood Transfusions Research Wellness 
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.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
JANUARY 10, 2024
Transfusion Decisions in Severe Anaemia Reducing child mortality remains high on the global health agenda. Let’s take the humble blood transfusion – used in emergency departments across the globe and playing a key role in critical care. However, there is a huge variation in transfusion practice globally. N Engl J Med.
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RebelEM
OCTOBER 30, 2023
This would normally make me worry about dilution of results and biasing the results to the null hypothesis, but in the per protocol analysis (170 patients excluded from the full cohort, due to no longer requiring blood transfusion, dying within 90 minutes of arrival or being randomized in error) didn’t seem to affect this result either.
RebelEM
JUNE 19, 2023
The PATCH-trauma researchers sought to address this critique. Demographics were well balanced in the two groups. 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.
Taming the SRU
AUGUST 4, 2024
We discussed some practices to push learners outside of their comfort zone and promote learning, based on their level as well as their goals for the shift.
Northwestern EM Blog
JANUARY 24, 2022
Due to its extremely high morbidity and mortality as well as high healthcare costs, the prompt recognition, diagnosis and resuscitation of shock is key. To reverse these effects as well as refractory hypotension, hydrocortisone is the preferred agent due to both its glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid properties.
Downeast Emergency Medicine
APRIL 26, 2021
The primary outcome was 30-day mortality with secondary outcomes of 1-year functional neurological outcome based on GCS as well as hospital length of stay. 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.
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