Fresh whole blood use by forward surgical teams in Afghanistan is associated with improved survival compared to component therapy without platelets

Transfusion

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Nessen, Shawn C ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Eastridge, Brian J ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Cronk, Daniel ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Craig, Robert M ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Berséus, Olle ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Ellison, Richard ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Remick, Kyle ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Seery, Jason ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Shah, Avani ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Spinella, Philip C ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j}  

^a 212th Combat Support Hospital   (Germany)

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

^c Methodist Health System   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^h BLOOD SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j CMR 403 ^*  (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; THROMBOCYTE; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AFGHANISTAN; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; BLOOD PLATELETS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872237934     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/trf.12044     Document Type: Article

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