Mortality of civilian patients with suspected traumatic haemorrhage receiving pre-hospital transfusion of packed red blood cells compared to pre-hospital crystalloid

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Griggs, J E ^a   Jeyanathan, J ^a,b   Joy, M ^c   Russell, M Q ^a   Durge, N ^a,d   Bootland, D ^a,e   Dunn, S ^a   Sausmarez, E D ^a   Wareham, G ^a   Weaver, A ^d   Lyon, R M ^a,c  

^a Redhill Aerodrome   (United Kingdom)

^b Academic Department of Military Anaesthesia and Critical Care   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystalloid; Helicopter Emergency Medical Services; Mortality; Packed Red Blood Cells; Transfusion; Traumatic Haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; BLEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLOID; DRUG THERAPY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; COHORT STUDIES; CRYSTALLOID SOLUTIONS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85056736316     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13049-018-0567-1     Document Type: Article

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