The US military experience with fresh whole blood during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 153-159

  Chandler, Mark H ^a   Roberts, Matthew ^a   Sawyer, Mike ^a   Myers, Greg ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

blood loss; coagulopathy; hemorrhage; noncardiac surgery; risk management

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARMY; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLOOD; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HUMAN; IRAQ; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IRAQ; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESUSCITATION; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84871766827     PISSN: 10892532     EISSN: 19405596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089253212452344     Document Type: Article

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