Transfusion of Plasma, Platelets, and Red Blood Cells in a 1:1:1 vs a 1:1:2 Ratio and Mortality in Patients With Severe Trauma: the PROPPR Randomized Clinical Trial Holcomb JB, Tilley BC, Baraniuk ...

Technological advances and new tools may offer the best chance to help underdeveloped blood deserts in the short term.

Among over 300 patients with the highest trauma level activation, the absolute difference in median total 24-hour blood product consumption between the 4F-PCC and placebo groups was 0.2 U (95% CI ...

Despite that, Glatter said, "it was clear from the study that more patients in the 1:1:1 group had their bleeding controlled sooner, with fewer dying from massive blood loss at 24 hours." He added ...

In the liberal group, 198 of 253 (78%) patients received at least 1 blood transfusion, compared with 118 of 249 (47%) in the restrictive-strategy group (P < .001).

Management of Blood Transfusion in Aortic Valve Surgery: Impact of a Blood Conservation Strategy. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2013; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.09.057 ...

The product that you're getting back, by virtue of the fact that it's fresh and whole blood, is better than anything that you can get from a blood bank.” However, he noted the possible risks of “the ...

Among medically evacuated U.S. military combat causalities in Afghanistan, blood product transfusion within minutes of injury or prior to hospitalization was associated with greater 24-hour and 30 ...

Tackling Challenges in Blood Donation and Transfusion The researchers hope that creating a viable blood surrogate will overcome several challenges associated with donor-derived blood usage. First is ...

After a transfusion of immunoglobulin and two units of platelets saved the life of Gina Bellavia’s 5-year-old son Theo, who had been diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), she vowed ...