Shorter times to packed red blood cell transfusion are associated with decreased risk of death in traumatically injured patients

Powell, Elizabeth; R. Hinckley, William; L. Gottula, Adam; W. Hart, Kimberly; J. Lindsell, Christopher; T. McMullan, Jason

doi:10.1097/ta.0000000000001078

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Shorter times to packed red blood cell transfusion are associated with decreased risk of death in traumatically injured patients

Published in The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care • Apr 19, 2016

Authors:

Elizabeth Powell

William R. Hinckley

Adam L. Gottula

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hemorrhage is a leading cause of death in traumatically injured patients. Currently, the importance of earlier administration of packed red blood cells (pRBC) to improve outcomes is limited. We evaluated the association of earlier pRBC administration and mortality when compared with late...

Subject

Medicine

Trauma center

Injury Severity Score

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