Impact of plasma transfusion in massively transfused trauma patients.

PG, Teixeira; K, Inaba; I, Shulman; A, Salim; D, Demetriades; C, Brown; T, Browder; D, Green; P, Rhee

doi:10.1097/ta.0b013e31817e5c77

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Impact of plasma transfusion in massively transfused trauma patients.

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Teixeira PG

Inaba K

Shulman I

Abstract

Objective The objective of this study was to determine the optimal use of fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) in trauma. Our hypothesis was that a higher FFP: packed red blood cells (PRBC) ratio is associated with improved survival.Methods This is a 6-year retrospective trauma registry and blood bank database...

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