Increased platelet: RBC ratios are associated with improved survival after massive transfusion

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 2 SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages

  Holcomb, John B ^a   Zarzabal, Lee A ^b   Michalek, Joel E ^b   Kozar, Rosemary A ^a   Spinella, Phillip C ^c   Perkins, Jeremy G ^d   Matijevic, Nena ^a   Dong, Jing Fei ^e   Pati, Shibani ^a   Wade, Charles E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c Farmington   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^e BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Injury; Massive transfusion; Platelets

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; APHERESIS; BLEEDING; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSIVE TRANSFUSION; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PH; PLATELET RED BLOOD CELL RATIO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TRUNCAL HEMORRHAGE; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051747390     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318227edbb     Document Type: Review

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