Fresh whole blood transfusion: A controversial military practice

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 181-184

  Kauvar, David S ^a,d   Holcomb, John B ^a   Norris, Gary C ^b   Hess, John R ^c  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Virginia Office of the Surgeon General   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d USAISR   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRECIPITATION; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY SERVICE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TRAUMA INDUCED COAGULOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VASCULARIZATION;

BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; IRAQ; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33746266827     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000222671.84335.64     Document Type: Review

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