The effect of FFP:RBC ratio on morbidity and mortality in trauma patients based on transfusion prediction score

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-54

  Borgman, M A ^a,g   Spinella, P C ^b   Holcomb, J B ^c   Blackbourne, L H ^d   Wade, C E ^c   Lefering, R ^e,f   Bouillon, B ^e,f   Maegele, M ^e,f  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BLOOD SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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

^e UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^f Trauma Registry Deutsche Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie TR DGU   (Germany)

^g BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood component transfusion; Resuscitation; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; ODDS RATIO; PLASMA; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958778284     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2011.01466.x     Document Type: Article

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