2014 Consensus conference on viscoelastic test-based transfusion guidelines for early trauma resuscitation: Report of the panel

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1220-1229

  Inaba, Kenji ^a   Rizoli, Sandro ^b   Veigas, Precilla V ^c   Callum, Jeannie ^d,e   Davenport, Ross ^f   Hess, John ^g   Maegele, Marc ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Consensus conference; early resuscitation; guidelines; trauma; viscoelastic testing

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; FIBRINOGEN CONCENTRATE; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX;

BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS; CRYOPRECIPITATE; DELPHI STUDY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PLASMA; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; THROMBOCYTE; VISCOELASTIC TEST BASED TRANSFUSION; VISCOELASTICITY; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; BLOOD VISCOSITY; COMPLICATION; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VISCOSITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESUSCITATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84930331889     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000657     Document Type: Conference Paper

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